In Java, is there any disadvantage to static methods on a class?

Question

Lets assume that a rule (or rule of thumb, anyway), has been imposed in my coding environment that any method on a class that doesn\'t use, modify, or otherwise need any ins

Answer 1

No, actually the reason for that advice is that it provides a performance advantage. Static methods can be called with less overhead so any method that doesn't need a reference to this ought to be made static.