Style Poll
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Nitron wrote: I see a lot of old-school c-coders using A That's because that was the original C style. As featured in The C Programming Language, Second Edition by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie. From which we all learnt our first steps into C. (Well, all us old timers anyway) Of course the better programmers did tend to migrate to the more readable 'B' style ;-) Michael But you know when the truth is told, That you can get what you want or you can just get old, Your're going to kick off before you even get halfway through. When will you realise... Vienna waits for you? - "The Stranger," Billy Joel
Michael P Butler wrote: That's because that was the original C style. As featured in The C Programming Language, Second Edition by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie. Indeed, that's what most supporters of style A say as well. Nothing wrong with that, but I still believe that style was from a time long ago, when screens were only 25 lines long, and a lot of code was printed in books, and space was a premium. Just a guess, though. Michael P Butler wrote: From which we all learnt our first steps into C. (Well, all us old timers anyway) Of course the better programmers did tend to migrate to the more readable 'B' style Yeah, I suppose I learned C/C++ during the "transition" period... and it was quite a religious issue as to what style was better. "I'd be up a piece if I hadn't swallowed my bishop." Mr. Ed, playing chess
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Joel Holdsworth wrote:
if(whatever)Hmmm, it all looks red to me. ;P Regards, Alvaro
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Daniel Turini wrote: Actually, B, but with proper identation So is that 2 spaces, 4 spaces, or tabs set to look like 2 or 4 spaces, as opposed to the OPs obviously wrong 3 spaces? :-D
Ian Darling "One of the few systems...which has had “no deaths” in the reliability requirements." - Michael Platt
I say 4 spaces, even if for no other reason than that is the default in VC6 and VC.NET. :-O The only times I see 3 spaces being used are when there are groups of 2 spacers and 4 spaces of about equal sizes, so they reach a compromise. :-D "I'd be up a piece if I hadn't swallowed my bishop." Mr. Ed, playing chess
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How do you guys bracket your code? A:
if(true){
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}B:
if(true)
{
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}C: Other ~Nitron.
ññòòïðïðB A
startNitron wrote: C: Other
if (true)
{
DoSomething ();
DoSomethingElse ();
}Jon Sagara Vegetarianism is unhealthy. Humans need protein, and lots of it. Put down those sprouts and pick up a T-bone! -- Michael Moore
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How do you guys bracket your code? A:
if(true){
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}B:
if(true)
{
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}C: Other ~Nitron.
ññòòïðïðB A
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How do you guys bracket your code? A:
if(true){
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}B:
if(true)
{
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}C: Other ~Nitron.
ññòòïðïðB A
startC:
if (!(!true))){DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse(); }Oops, you meant what I preferred, not what I'm stuck with maintaining right now. Sorry. Then it's B. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Tim Deveaux wrote: I use B if: a. I need readability (eg lots of nested blocks) Code should always be readable. Vikram.
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: Code should always be readable. Agreed well met etc - but I find A is readable enough for small routines. And routines should be small.
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B. I think people who use A should be flogged and committed to an asylum. Or forced to code in VB. :-D Vikram.
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: Or forced to code in VB. :growl: I'm suffering a worse fate. Try Powerbuilder. :mad: X| -- Meine Welt ist monoton und minimal, doch ganz total!
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How do you guys bracket your code? A:
if(true){
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}B:
if(true)
{
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}C: Other ~Nitron.
ññòòïðïðB A
startA of course. Gives me vertical space to separate logical chunks of code, without losing "code density". I only do B for outmost scopes/blocks. -- Meine Welt ist monoton und minimal, doch ganz total!
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How do you guys bracket your code? A:
if(true){
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}B:
if(true)
{
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}C: Other ~Nitron.
ññòòïðïðB A
startA from habit but since theres so many voting B I may change due to peer group pressure or maybe I'll always be a rebel.:confused:
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. Aesop
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B of course - but i don't understand how anyone could mistaxe
if(_whatever_)for a function call especially as theifturns a blue colour! Joel HoldsworthJoel Holdsworth wrote: but i don't understand how anyone could mistaxe if(whatever) for a function call :) I don't put the space between "if" and the opening bracket as well, I don't like it. ;) rado
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B of course - but i don't understand how anyone could mistaxe
if(_whatever_)for a function call especially as theifturns a blue colour! Joel HoldsworthJoel Holdsworth wrote: i don't understand how anyone could mistaxe if(whatever) for a function call especially as the if turns a blue colour! Well, it turns blue in Visual Studio but not necessarily if you are doing C programming on a system running Solaris.:) Brad Jennings Sonork: 100.36360 AIM: hongg99
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A from habit but since theres so many voting B I may change due to peer group pressure or maybe I'll always be a rebel.:confused:
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. Aesop
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How do you guys bracket your code? A:
if(true){
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}B:
if(true)
{
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}C: Other ~Nitron.
ññòòïðïðB A
startI used A for about the first 4 months (it's what our teacher taught us) and then I had a programming partner that really hated A so I was converted to B. I use B even if the conditional statement is a one-liner:
if(true) { DoSomething(); }Also, as far as indentation goes, I used to use tabs everywhere but the TA for one of my classes last year broke me of that and now I use 4 spaces. Brad Jennings Sonork: 100.36360 AIM: hongg99
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Well, one reason for this (and I used to do it) was due to screen size .... ever program with CGA graphics (320x200 pixels, 40x25 in text). So ya, for those of us who have been doing it long enough to still remember writing DOS TSRs had to write C++ code this way. Troy
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Once you've started doing "B", you'll never look back, and wonder why you ever coded with "A" at all. :cool: "I'd be up a piece if I hadn't swallowed my bishop." Mr. Ed, playing chess
I've seen the light, I'm going to give it a try :-D
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. Aesop
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Well, one reason for this (and I used to do it) was due to screen size .... ever program with CGA graphics (320x200 pixels, 40x25 in text). So ya, for those of us who have been doing it long enough to still remember writing DOS TSRs had to write C++ code this way. Troy
Yes, I remember writing them with monochrome screens, but they were 80x25 in size.
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How do you guys bracket your code? A:
if(true){
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}B:
if(true)
{
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}C: Other ~Nitron.
ññòòïðïðB A
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How do you guys bracket your code? A:
if(true){
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}B:
if(true)
{
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}C: Other ~Nitron.
ññòòïðïðB A
startWell... since nobody does, I dare to say I use and prefer A. I find it MUCH more readable, uses less screen space (we all know what a screen-eater is VS), and I save an Enter at each indent. When I need to underline the bracket of course B is the way to go, but often simple indentation is enough. Oh, and one last thing: for function definitions A is my preferred way. Example:
void DailyPrayer(int times)
{
for (int i = 0; i < times; ++i) {
printf("I love CP\r\n");
printf("And you?\r\n");
}for (int i = 0; i < times; ++i) printf("http://www.codeproject.com");}
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How do you guys bracket your code? A:
if(true){
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}B:
if(true)
{
DoSomething();
DoSomethingElse();
}C: Other ~Nitron.
ññòòïðïðB A
startI use B, always have, always will ( well, not really, I believe having a standard is more important than it's details, I would follow any standard my employer set ). But I'm curious about a few things 1. With two simple choices, why was this not a 'vote 5 for, vote 1 for' poll, and 2. Why is it that every post on this thread that I look at has been voted for twice and has a score of 3 ? Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder