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From: "Brian Havard" <brianh@kheldar.apana.org.au>
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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 23:16:53 +1000 (EST)
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Subject: Re: coding style == religion

On Fri, 21 Apr 2000 08:59:47 -0400, Greg Marr wrote:

>Oh great, so Brian thinks my practices are ugly, Greg thinks I should 
>be considered insane, and I drive Ben nuts.

Well, I think you're insane too but I'm more diplomatic than Greg :)


>There's nothing like a 
>good religious war over coding styles.  It's almost as bad as vi 
>fanatics vs. emacs fanatics, or Unix vs. Windows.  :)
>
>My personal style preference is no space after if, for, and while, 
>spaces around all math/logic operators, ((expr) && (expr)) for 
>non-trivial exprs, for clarity, no space between a function name and 
>the paren, and return(value); or just return;.  I also put braces on 
>separate lines, lined up with the level of the code it contains, and 
>never use tabs.  Gee, I wonder how many people's religions that 
>violates.

I think you've got pretty much everyone covered there.

Everyone has their own personal tastes, that's why we have a style guide. I
have my own preferences (EG I prefer size 2 indents) but I'm willing to
follow the established standards when working on a group project and expect
others to do likewise.

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 |  Brian Havard                 |  "He is not the messiah!                   |
 |  brianh@kheldar.apana.org.au  |  He's a very naughty boy!" - Life of Brian |
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