Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 06:48:00 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Style(9) question Message-ID: <20021123054800.GB10380@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <20021123020701.GA24845@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20021122193040.GA23078@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <XFMail.20021122160808.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20021123020701.GA24845@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 02:07:01AM +0000, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 04:08:08PM -0500, John Baldwin wrote: > | The reason to not put them in is to avoid wasting screen real-estate > | on mostly blank lines. You also errantly assume that you will always > | come back and add more statements later. :) > > Ah, good answer. Thanks! > I always preferred it this way, but most on my team use the braces. > Is it a good answer ? I find it an incredible one ! I don't actually use braces on a single-liners, so I am not arguing either way - although theoretically I think it is probably a good idea. But I learnt "C" out of thw white-book many years ago and I generally write in the style found there (with a few exceptions ...:) But I really cannot believe that the reason is space on the screen ! I would be more likely to believe it was just someone's decision, not necessarily with a rationale behind it. Maybe it was valid when code was written on DecWriters using ed(1). Having been involved in writing style guidelines they are always a compromise, the cause of many heated debates and disgruntled people. Indentation levels is another one people go into apoplexy over as well. Well my feeling is you need a set of style rules that people, however grudgingly have to accept for new source modules. If you are updating existing code I think it is only sensible to follow the style that the particular code uses. This is a practical matter, is it worth the time to re-arrange exisisting code (with there always being the chance of introducing new bugs by mistypes) ? Either that or insist all programs are post-processed through a "C" beautifier. Although I have yet to ever see one that deserves the word beauty in it's description. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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