Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 21:48:36 -0800 From: Don Lewis <Don.Lewis@tsc.tdk.com> To: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: btokup().. patch to STYLE(9) (fwd) Message-ID: <199902010548.VAA07713@salsa.gv.tsc.tdk.com> In-Reply-To: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> "Re: btokup().. patch to STYLE(9) (fwd)" (Jan 29, 12:05pm)
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On Jan 29, 12:05pm, Sheldon Hearn wrote: } Subject: Re: btokup().. patch to STYLE(9) (fwd) } The reason I'm interested in this (now tiresome) thread is that I'd much } rather have to read } } /* } * Bail out if the time left to next transaction is less than } * the duration of the previous transaction. } */ } if (t % u - n % u < d % u) { } } than } } if (((t % u) - (n % u)) < (d % u)) { } } Giving folks the go-ahead to use parens as a form of documentation is } misguided and will end in tears. MHO. This is a fairly trivial example, but I find the second version slightly easier to read at a glance. I do think it's overly parenthesized, though. I prefer if ((t % u - n % u) < (d % u)) { or if ((t % u - n % u) < d % u) { because they are less cluttered. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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