diff --git a/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLocationAwareLog.java b/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLocationAwareLog.java
index 7c6dba57..755c2f59 100644
--- a/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLocationAwareLog.java
+++ b/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLocationAwareLog.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class SLF4JLocationAwareLog implements Log, Serializable {
 
     // in both Log4jLogger and Jdk14Logger classes in the original JCL, the
     // logger instance is transient
-    private transient LocationAwareLogger logger;
+    private final transient LocationAwareLogger logger;
 
     private static final String FQCN = SLF4JLocationAwareLog.class.getName();
 
diff --git a/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLog.java b/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLog.java
index f986f472..2e796c2b 100644
--- a/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLog.java
+++ b/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLog.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class SLF4JLog implements Log, Serializable {
 
     // in both Log4jLogger and Jdk14Logger classes in the original JCL, the
     // logger instance is transient
-    private transient Logger logger;
+    private final transient Logger logger;
 
     public SLF4JLog(Logger logger) {
         this.logger = logger;
diff --git a/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLogFactory.java b/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLogFactory.java
index 0c9bbc5a..a9eabc30 100644
--- a/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLogFactory.java
+++ b/jcl-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SLF4JLogFactory.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class SLF4JLogFactory extends LogFactory {
         while (keys.hasMoreElements()) {
             names.add((String) keys.nextElement());
         }
-        String results[] = new String[names.size()];
+        String[] results = new String[names.size()];
         for (int i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
             results[i] = (String) names.get(i);
         }
diff --git a/jul-to-slf4j/src/main/java/org/slf4j/bridge/SLF4JBridgeHandler.java b/jul-to-slf4j/src/main/java/org/slf4j/bridge/SLF4JBridgeHandler.java
index 0e587632..1b92fa5b 100755
--- a/jul-to-slf4j/src/main/java/org/slf4j/bridge/SLF4JBridgeHandler.java
+++ b/jul-to-slf4j/src/main/java/org/slf4j/bridge/SLF4JBridgeHandler.java
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ public class SLF4JBridgeHandler extends Handler {
     public static void removeHandlersForRootLogger() {
         java.util.logging.Logger rootLogger = getRootLogger();
         java.util.logging.Handler[] handlers = rootLogger.getHandlers();
-        for (int i = 0; i < handlers.length; i++) {
-            rootLogger.removeHandler(handlers[i]);
+        for (Handler handler : handlers) {
+            rootLogger.removeHandler(handler);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/log4j-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/Category.java b/log4j-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/Category.java
index 3e41517e..ee4d7893 100644
--- a/log4j-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/Category.java
+++ b/log4j-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/Category.java
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ public class Category {
 
     private static final String CATEGORY_FQCN = Category.class.getName();
 
-    private String name;
+    private final String name;
 
     protected org.slf4j.Logger slf4jLogger;
     private org.slf4j.spi.LocationAwareLogger locationAwareLogger;
 
-    private static Marker FATAL_MARKER = MarkerFactory.getMarker("FATAL");
+    private static final Marker FATAL_MARKER = MarkerFactory.getMarker("FATAL");
 
     Category(String name) {
         this.name = name;
diff --git a/log4j-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/Log4jLoggerFactory.java b/log4j-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/Log4jLoggerFactory.java
index 54d865c6..eea3c97d 100644
--- a/log4j-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/Log4jLoggerFactory.java
+++ b/log4j-over-slf4j/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/Log4jLoggerFactory.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 class Log4jLoggerFactory {
 
     // String, Logger
-    private static ConcurrentMap<String, Logger> log4jLoggers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    private static final ConcurrentMap<String, Logger> log4jLoggers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
     public static Logger getLogger(String name) {
         org.apache.log4j.Logger instance = log4jLoggers.get(name);
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java
index faced5c5..2c6ac97f 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/LoggerFactory.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public final class LoggerFactory {
 
     // We need to use the name of the StaticLoggerBinder class, but we can't
     // reference the class itself.
-    private static String STATIC_LOGGER_BINDER_PATH = "org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class";
+    private static final String STATIC_LOGGER_BINDER_PATH = "org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class";
 
     static Set<URL> findPossibleStaticLoggerBinderPathSet() {
         // use Set instead of list in order to deal with bug #138
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/BasicMDCAdapter.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/BasicMDCAdapter.java
index d9cad2f5..7afb8850 100644
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/BasicMDCAdapter.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/BasicMDCAdapter.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import java.util.*;
  */
 public class BasicMDCAdapter implements MDCAdapter {
 
-    private InheritableThreadLocal<Map<String, String>> inheritableThreadLocal = new InheritableThreadLocal<Map<String, String>>() {
+    private final InheritableThreadLocal<Map<String, String>> inheritableThreadLocal = new InheritableThreadLocal<Map<String, String>>() {
         @Override
         protected Map<String, String> childValue(Map<String, String> parentValue) {
             if (parentValue == null) {
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/BasicMarker.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/BasicMarker.java
index 610614b0..9e3a6aee 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/BasicMarker.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/BasicMarker.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class BasicMarker implements Marker {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -2849567615646933777L;
     private final String name;
-    private List<Marker> referenceList = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
+    private final List<Marker> referenceList = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
 
     BasicMarker(String name) {
         if (name == null) {
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ public class BasicMarker implements Marker {
         return false;
     }
 
-    private static String OPEN = "[ ";
-    private static String CLOSE = " ]";
-    private static String SEP = ", ";
+    private static final String OPEN = "[ ";
+    private static final String CLOSE = " ]";
+    private static final String SEP = ", ";
 
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         if (this == obj)
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/FormattingTuple.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/FormattingTuple.java
index 6792b113..a416e1d4 100644
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/FormattingTuple.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/FormattingTuple.java
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ public class FormattingTuple {
 
     static public FormattingTuple NULL = new FormattingTuple(null);
 
-    private String message;
-    private Throwable throwable;
-    private Object[] argArray;
+    private final String message;
+    private final Throwable throwable;
+    private final Object[] argArray;
 
     public FormattingTuple(String message) {
         this(message, null, null);
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/NOP_FallbackServiceProvider.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/NOP_FallbackServiceProvider.java
index 8258202d..87d287a6 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/NOP_FallbackServiceProvider.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/NOP_FallbackServiceProvider.java
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ public class NOP_FallbackServiceProvider implements SLF4JServiceProvider {
     // to avoid constant folding by the compiler, this field must *not* be final
     public static String REQUESTED_API_VERSION = "2.0.99"; // !final
 
-    private ILoggerFactory loggerFactory = new NOPLoggerFactory();
-    private IMarkerFactory markerFactory = new BasicMarkerFactory();
-    private MDCAdapter mdcAdapter = new NOPMDCAdapter();
+    private final ILoggerFactory loggerFactory = new NOPLoggerFactory();
+    private final IMarkerFactory markerFactory = new BasicMarkerFactory();
+    private final MDCAdapter mdcAdapter = new NOPMDCAdapter();
 
 
     @Override
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteLogger.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteLogger.java
index 65fb97d3..bf34c7e2 100644
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteLogger.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteLogger.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class SubstituteLogger implements Logger {
     private Boolean delegateEventAware;
     private Method logMethodCache;
     private EventRecodingLogger eventRecodingLogger;
-    private Queue<SubstituteLoggingEvent> eventQueue;
+    private final Queue<SubstituteLoggingEvent> eventQueue;
 
     public final boolean createdPostInitialization;
 
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteServiceProvider.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteServiceProvider.java
index 20f7fbc9..2c59530d 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteServiceProvider.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteServiceProvider.java
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import org.slf4j.spi.MDCAdapter;
 import org.slf4j.spi.SLF4JServiceProvider;
 
 public class SubstituteServiceProvider implements SLF4JServiceProvider {
-    private SubstituteLoggerFactory loggerFactory = new SubstituteLoggerFactory();
-    private IMarkerFactory markerFactory = new BasicMarkerFactory();
-    private MDCAdapter mdcAdapter = new BasicMDCAdapter();
+    private final SubstituteLoggerFactory loggerFactory = new SubstituteLoggerFactory();
+    private final IMarkerFactory markerFactory = new BasicMarkerFactory();
+    private final MDCAdapter mdcAdapter = new BasicMDCAdapter();
 
     @Override
     public ILoggerFactory getLoggerFactory() {
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/spi/CallerBoundaryAware.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/spi/CallerBoundaryAware.java
index b427c920..e1a2de95 100644
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/spi/CallerBoundaryAware.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/spi/CallerBoundaryAware.java
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package org.slf4j.spi;
 
+import org.slf4j.event.LoggingEvent;
+
 /**
  * Additional interface to {@link LoggingEventBuilder} and 
- * {@link qorg.slf4j.event.LoggingEvent LoggingEvent}. 
+ * {@link org.slf4j.event.LoggingEvent LoggingEvent}.
  * 
- * Implementations of {@link LoggingEventBuilder} and  {@link LoggingEvent} may optionally 
+ * Implementations of {@link LoggingEventBuilder} and  {@link LoggingEvent} may optionally
  * implement {@link CallerBoundaryAware} in order to support caller info extraction.
  *
  * This interface is intended for use by logging backends or logging bridges. 
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/spi/SLF4JServiceProvider.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/spi/SLF4JServiceProvider.java
index bce20f28..cfa8d08a 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/spi/SLF4JServiceProvider.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/spi/SLF4JServiceProvider.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.slf4j.spi;
 import org.slf4j.ILoggerFactory;
 import org.slf4j.IMarkerFactory;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.slf4j.MDC;
 
 /**
  * This interface based on {@link java.util.ServiceLoader} paradigm. 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ public interface SLF4JServiceProvider {
     public IMarkerFactory getMarkerFactory();
 
     /**
-     * Return the instnace of {@link MDCAdapter} that
+     * Return the instance of {@link MDCAdapter} that
      * {@link MDC} should bind to.
      * 
      * @return instance of {@link MDCAdapter} 
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/LoggerAccessingThread.java b/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/LoggerAccessingThread.java
index 171b137e..30ab5705 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/LoggerAccessingThread.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/LoggerAccessingThread.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CyclicBarrier;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
 public class LoggerAccessingThread extends Thread {
-    private static int LOOP_LEN = 32;
+    private static final int LOOP_LEN = 32;
 
     final CyclicBarrier barrier;
     final int count;
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteLoggerFactoryTest.java b/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteLoggerFactoryTest.java
index 04840642..a836f86b 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteLoggerFactoryTest.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/helpers/SubstituteLoggerFactoryTest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 public class SubstituteLoggerFactoryTest {
-    private SubstituteLoggerFactory factory = new SubstituteLoggerFactory();
+    private final SubstituteLoggerFactory factory = new SubstituteLoggerFactory();
 
     @Test
     public void testFactory() {
diff --git a/slf4j-ext/src/main/java/org/slf4j/instrumentation/LogTransformer.java b/slf4j-ext/src/main/java/org/slf4j/instrumentation/LogTransformer.java
index 4a76e576..1ea44794 100644
--- a/slf4j-ext/src/main/java/org/slf4j/instrumentation/LogTransformer.java
+++ b/slf4j-ext/src/main/java/org/slf4j/instrumentation/LogTransformer.java
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ public class LogTransformer implements ClassFileTransformer {
         }
     }
 
-    private String level;
-    private String levelEnabled;
+    private final String level;
+    private final String levelEnabled;
 
     private LogTransformer(Builder builder) {
         String s = "WARNING: javassist not available on classpath for javaagent, log statements will not be added";
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ public class LogTransformer implements ClassFileTransformer {
         this.levelEnabled = "is" + builder.level.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + builder.level.substring(1) + "Enabled";
     }
 
-    private boolean addEntryExit;
+    private final boolean addEntryExit;
     // private boolean addVariableAssignment;
-    private boolean verbose;
-    private String[] ignore;
+    private final boolean verbose;
+    private final String[] ignore;
 
     public byte[] transform(ClassLoader loader, String className, Class<?> clazz, ProtectionDomain domain, byte[] bytes) {
 
diff --git a/slf4j-ext/src/test/java/org/slf4j/profiler/SortAndPruneComposites.java b/slf4j-ext/src/test/java/org/slf4j/profiler/SortAndPruneComposites.java
index d92f6432..b6e15088 100644
--- a/slf4j-ext/src/test/java/org/slf4j/profiler/SortAndPruneComposites.java
+++ b/slf4j-ext/src/test/java/org/slf4j/profiler/SortAndPruneComposites.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class SortAndPruneComposites {
         int[] sortedArray = sort();
         // start a new stopwatch called PRUNE_COMPOSITES
         sortProfiler.start("PRUNE_COMPOSITES");
-        int result[] = pruneComposites(sortedArray);
+        int[] result = pruneComposites(sortedArray);
 
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JPlarformLoggerFactory.java b/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JPlarformLoggerFactory.java
index 8eabb7c3..4ad907a1 100644
--- a/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JPlarformLoggerFactory.java
+++ b/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JPlarformLoggerFactory.java
@@ -31,28 +31,28 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
- * Manages instances of {@link SLF4JPlarformLogger}.
+ * Manages instances of {@link SLF4JPlatformLogger}.
  * 
  * @since 1.3.0
  * @author Ceki
  *
  */
 public class SLF4JPlarformLoggerFactory {
-    ConcurrentMap<String, SLF4JPlarformLogger> loggerMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    ConcurrentMap<String, SLF4JPlatformLogger> loggerMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     
     /**
-     * Return an appropriate {@link SLF4JPlarformLogger} instance by name.
+     * Return an appropriate {@link SLF4JPlatformLogger} instance by name.
      */
-    public SLF4JPlarformLogger getLogger(String loggerName) {
+    public SLF4JPlatformLogger getLogger(String loggerName) {
         
         
-        SLF4JPlarformLogger spla = loggerMap.get(loggerName);
+        SLF4JPlatformLogger spla = loggerMap.get(loggerName);
         if (spla != null) {
             return spla;
         } else {
             Logger slf4jLogger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(loggerName);
-            SLF4JPlarformLogger newInstance = new SLF4JPlarformLogger(slf4jLogger);
-            SLF4JPlarformLogger oldInstance = loggerMap.putIfAbsent(loggerName, newInstance);
+            SLF4JPlatformLogger newInstance = new SLF4JPlatformLogger(slf4jLogger);
+            SLF4JPlatformLogger oldInstance = loggerMap.putIfAbsent(loggerName, newInstance);
             return oldInstance == null ? newInstance : oldInstance;
         }
     }
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JPlarformLogger.java b/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JPlatformLogger.java
similarity index 96%
rename from slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JPlarformLogger.java
rename to slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JPlatformLogger.java
index e6169afa..b79a8517 100644
--- a/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JPlarformLogger.java
+++ b/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JPlatformLogger.java
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ import org.slf4j.spi.LoggingEventBuilder;
  * Adapts {@link Logger} to {@link System.Logger}.
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
-class SLF4JPlarformLogger implements System.Logger {
+class SLF4JPlatformLogger implements System.Logger {
 
-    static private String PRESUMED_CALLER_BOUNDARY = System.Logger.class.getName();
+    static private final String PRESUMED_CALLER_BOUNDARY = System.Logger.class.getName();
                     
     private final Logger slf4jLogger;
 
-    public SLF4JPlarformLogger(Logger logger) {
+    public SLF4JPlatformLogger(Logger logger) {
         this.slf4jLogger = requireNonNull(logger);
     }
 
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JSystemLoggerFinder.java b/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JSystemLoggerFinder.java
index 9bf57fbb..4333dac9 100644
--- a/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JSystemLoggerFinder.java
+++ b/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jdk/platform/logging/SLF4JSystemLoggerFinder.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class SLF4JSystemLoggerFinder extends System.LoggerFinder {
         // is updated to forward a module, we should do that here.
         //
         // [1] https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/264
-         SLF4JPlarformLogger adapter = platformLoggerFactory.getLogger(name);
+        SLF4JPlatformLogger adapter = platformLoggerFactory.getLogger(name);
         return adapter;
     }
 
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk14/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jul/JDK14LoggerAdapter.java b/slf4j-jdk14/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jul/JDK14LoggerAdapter.java
index 45965b14..dbc52da5 100755
--- a/slf4j-jdk14/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jul/JDK14LoggerAdapter.java
+++ b/slf4j-jdk14/src/main/java/org/slf4j/jul/JDK14LoggerAdapter.java
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public final class JDK14LoggerAdapter extends LegacyAbstractLogger implements Lo
     static String SUBSTITUE = SubstituteLogger.class.getName();
     static String FLUENT = DefaultLoggingEventBuilder.class.getName();
 
-    static String BARRIER_CLASSES[] = new String[] { SUPER_OF_SUPER, SUPER, SELF, SUBSTITUE, FLUENT };
+    static String[] BARRIER_CLASSES = new String[] { SUPER_OF_SUPER, SUPER, SELF, SUBSTITUE, FLUENT };
 
     private boolean barrierMatch(String callerFQCN, String candidateClassName) {
         if (candidateClassName.equals(callerFQCN))
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk14/src/test/java/org/slf4j/issue/LoggerSerializationTest.java b/slf4j-jdk14/src/test/java/org/slf4j/issue/LoggerSerializationTest.java
index a324f203..a8139d85 100644
--- a/slf4j-jdk14/src/test/java/org/slf4j/issue/LoggerSerializationTest.java
+++ b/slf4j-jdk14/src/test/java/org/slf4j/issue/LoggerSerializationTest.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class LoggerSerializationTest {
     static class LoggerHolder implements Serializable {
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-        private Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerHolder.class);
+        private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoggerHolder.class);
 
         public String toString() {
             return "log=" + getLog();
diff --git a/slf4j-log4j12/src/test/java/org/slf4j/log4j12/MDCFriendTest.java b/slf4j-log4j12/src/test/java/org/slf4j/log4j12/MDCFriendTest.java
index 74c40b27..fa64b65d 100755
--- a/slf4j-log4j12/src/test/java/org/slf4j/log4j12/MDCFriendTest.java
+++ b/slf4j-log4j12/src/test/java/org/slf4j/log4j12/MDCFriendTest.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class MDCFriendTest {
 
-    private static Random random = new Random();
+    private static final Random random = new Random();
     int diff = random.nextInt(1024 * 8);
 
     @Test
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/internal/MigratorFrame.java b/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/internal/MigratorFrame.java
index 63f804b1..aa7c46d6 100644
--- a/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/internal/MigratorFrame.java
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/internal/MigratorFrame.java
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ public class MigratorFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
     static final int X_SIZE = 700;
     static final int Y_SIZE = 400;
 
-    private SpringLayout layoutManager = new SpringLayout();
-    private SpringLayoutHelper slh = new SpringLayoutHelper(layoutManager, BASIC_PADDING);
+    private final SpringLayout layoutManager = new SpringLayout();
+    private final SpringLayoutHelper slh = new SpringLayoutHelper(layoutManager, BASIC_PADDING);
 
     private JLabel migrationLabel;
 
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/JCLRuleSet.java b/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/JCLRuleSet.java
index 23aafb31..8367d508 100644
--- a/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/JCLRuleSet.java
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/JCLRuleSet.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
  */
 public class JCLRuleSet implements RuleSet {
 
-    private ArrayList<ConversionRule> conversionRuleList;
+    private final ArrayList<ConversionRule> conversionRuleList;
 
     public JCLRuleSet() {
         // matching : import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/JULRuleSet.java b/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/JULRuleSet.java
index e4e91f9f..da5f3378 100644
--- a/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/JULRuleSet.java
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/JULRuleSet.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
  */
 public class JULRuleSet implements RuleSet {
 
-    private ArrayList<ConversionRule> conversionRuleList;
+    private final ArrayList<ConversionRule> conversionRuleList;
 
     public JULRuleSet() {
 
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/Log4jRuleSet.java b/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/Log4jRuleSet.java
index 6fd02b37..e07aa73a 100755
--- a/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/Log4jRuleSet.java
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/Log4jRuleSet.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 public class Log4jRuleSet implements RuleSet {
 
-    private ArrayList<ConversionRule> conversionRuleList;
+    private final ArrayList<ConversionRule> conversionRuleList;
 
     public Log4jRuleSet() {
 
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/MultiGroupConversionRule.java b/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/MultiGroupConversionRule.java
index ce1ee520..f0769406 100644
--- a/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/MultiGroupConversionRule.java
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/src/main/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/MultiGroupConversionRule.java
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ public class MultiGroupConversionRule implements ConversionRule {
     // our conversion reg-expressions
     final private static int MAX_GROUPS = 10;
 
-    private Pattern pattern;
-    private String[] replacementTable = new String[MAX_GROUPS];
+    private final Pattern pattern;
+    private final String[] replacementTable = new String[MAX_GROUPS];
 
     public MultiGroupConversionRule(Pattern pattern) {
         this.pattern = pattern;
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/src/test/java/org/slf4j/migrator/helper/RandomHelper.java b/slf4j-migrator/src/test/java/org/slf4j/migrator/helper/RandomHelper.java
index 1928daaa..f0e304ca 100644
--- a/slf4j-migrator/src/test/java/org/slf4j/migrator/helper/RandomHelper.java
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/src/test/java/org/slf4j/migrator/helper/RandomHelper.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import java.util.Random;
 
 public class RandomHelper {
 
-    private Random random = new Random(100);
+    private final Random random = new Random(100);
     final char folderSeparator;
 
     RandomHelper(char folderSeparator) {
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/src/test/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/TrivialMatcher.java b/slf4j-migrator/src/test/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/TrivialMatcher.java
index adefdd35..c9b0fa71 100644
--- a/slf4j-migrator/src/test/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/TrivialMatcher.java
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/src/test/java/org/slf4j/migrator/line/TrivialMatcher.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.slf4j.migrator.line.SingleConversionRule;
 
 class TrivialMatcher implements RuleSet {
 
-    private ArrayList<ConversionRule> conversionRuleList;
+    private final ArrayList<ConversionRule> conversionRuleList;
 
     public TrivialMatcher() {
         // simple rule no capturing group is defined, we use default capturing group which is group zero
diff --git a/slf4j-nop/src/main/java/org/slf4j/nop/NOPServiceProvider.java b/slf4j-nop/src/main/java/org/slf4j/nop/NOPServiceProvider.java
index d9745641..515cf23b 100755
--- a/slf4j-nop/src/main/java/org/slf4j/nop/NOPServiceProvider.java
+++ b/slf4j-nop/src/main/java/org/slf4j/nop/NOPServiceProvider.java
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ public class NOPServiceProvider implements SLF4JServiceProvider {
     // to avoid constant folding by the compiler, this field must *not* be final
     public static String REQUESTED_API_VERSION = "2.0.99"; // !final
 
-    private ILoggerFactory loggerFactory = new NOPLoggerFactory();
-    private IMarkerFactory markerFactory = new BasicMarkerFactory();
-    private MDCAdapter mdcAdapter = new NOPMDCAdapter();
+    private final ILoggerFactory loggerFactory = new NOPLoggerFactory();
+    private final IMarkerFactory markerFactory = new BasicMarkerFactory();
+    private final MDCAdapter mdcAdapter = new NOPMDCAdapter();
 
     public ILoggerFactory getLoggerFactory() {
         return loggerFactory;
diff --git a/slf4j-nop/src/test/java/org/slf4j/nop/MultithreadedInitializationTest.java b/slf4j-nop/src/test/java/org/slf4j/nop/MultithreadedInitializationTest.java
index 48ac0562..9cd0bc0c 100755
--- a/slf4j-nop/src/test/java/org/slf4j/nop/MultithreadedInitializationTest.java
+++ b/slf4j-nop/src/test/java/org/slf4j/nop/MultithreadedInitializationTest.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class MultithreadedInitializationTest {
 
     final static int THREAD_COUNT = 4 + Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() * 2;
 
-    private static AtomicLong EVENT_COUNT = new AtomicLong(0);
+    private static final AtomicLong EVENT_COUNT = new AtomicLong(0);
 
     final CyclicBarrier barrier = new CyclicBarrier(THREAD_COUNT + 1);
 
diff --git a/slf4j-simple/src/main/java/org/slf4j/simple/SimpleLogger.java b/slf4j-simple/src/main/java/org/slf4j/simple/SimpleLogger.java
index 26e4598a..823dbde7 100644
--- a/slf4j-simple/src/main/java/org/slf4j/simple/SimpleLogger.java
+++ b/slf4j-simple/src/main/java/org/slf4j/simple/SimpleLogger.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class SimpleLogger extends LegacyAbstractLogger {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -632788891211436180L;
 
-    private static long START_TIME = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    private static final long START_TIME = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
     protected static final int LOG_LEVEL_TRACE = LocationAwareLogger.TRACE_INT;
     protected static final int LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG = LocationAwareLogger.DEBUG_INT;
diff --git a/slf4j-simple/src/main/java/org/slf4j/simple/SimpleLoggerConfiguration.java b/slf4j-simple/src/main/java/org/slf4j/simple/SimpleLoggerConfiguration.java
index b707aa00..3a03b8f3 100755
--- a/slf4j-simple/src/main/java/org/slf4j/simple/SimpleLoggerConfiguration.java
+++ b/slf4j-simple/src/main/java/org/slf4j/simple/SimpleLoggerConfiguration.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class SimpleLoggerConfiguration {
     private static final boolean LEVEL_IN_BRACKETS_DEFAULT = false;
     boolean levelInBrackets = LEVEL_IN_BRACKETS_DEFAULT;
 
-    private static String LOG_FILE_DEFAULT = "System.err";
+    private static final String LOG_FILE_DEFAULT = "System.err";
     private String logFile = LOG_FILE_DEFAULT;
     OutputChoice outputChoice = null;
 
diff --git a/slf4j-simple/src/test/java/org/slf4j/simple/multiThreadedExecution/MultithereadedExecutionTest.java b/slf4j-simple/src/test/java/org/slf4j/simple/multiThreadedExecution/MultithereadedExecutionTest.java
index 1b584273..f40468ab 100755
--- a/slf4j-simple/src/test/java/org/slf4j/simple/multiThreadedExecution/MultithereadedExecutionTest.java
+++ b/slf4j-simple/src/test/java/org/slf4j/simple/multiThreadedExecution/MultithereadedExecutionTest.java
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  */
 public class MultithereadedExecutionTest {
 
-    private static int THREAD_COUNT = 2;
-    private Thread[] threads = new Thread[THREAD_COUNT];
+    private static final int THREAD_COUNT = 2;
+    private final Thread[] threads = new Thread[THREAD_COUNT];
 
-    private static long TEST_DURATION_IN_MILLIS = 100;
+    private static final long TEST_DURATION_IN_MILLIS = 100;
     
     private final PrintStream oldOut = System.out;
     StateCheckingPrintStream scps = new StateCheckingPrintStream(oldOut);
diff --git a/slf4j-site/src/site/pages/news.html b/slf4j-site/src/site/pages/news.html
index f6f3127f..85acd3dd 100755
--- a/slf4j-site/src/site/pages/news.html
+++ b/slf4j-site/src/site/pages/news.html
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@
    
    <h3>February 19th, 2019 - Release of SLF4J 1.8.0-beta4</h3>
 
-   <p class="highlight"t>In the 1.8.x series, SLF4J has been
+   <p class="highlight">In the 1.8.x series, SLF4J has been
    modularized per <a
    href="http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jigsaw/spec/">JPMS/Jigsaw</a>
-   specificaton. The resulting internal changes are <a class="big
+   specification. The resulting internal changes are <a class="big
    bold" href="faq.html#changesInVersion18">detailed</a> in the FAQ
    page. </p>
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
    
    <p>In the 1.8.x series, SLF4J has been modularized
    per <a href="http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jigsaw/spec/">JPMS/Jigsaw</a>
-   specificaton. The resulting internal changes are <a class="big
+   specification. The resulting internal changes are <a class="big
    bold" href="faq.html#changesInVersion18">detailed</a> in the FAQ
    page. Moreover, SLF4J now requires Java&nbsp;6 or later as
    slf4j-api now relies on