Le 29/08/2011 12:28, Eric Wetzel a écrit :
For the record, here are the relevant standards:
GNU: http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html#Writing-C
Kernighan& Ritchie:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indent_style#K.26R_style (sorry, didn't
try very hard on this one)
Linux: http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/CodingStyle
I strongly disagree on using anything that resembles K&R.
Where I work you could get reprimanded and maybe even fired if you did use it.
for example something like this is not only unacceptable, you will get a
reprimand.
if (x == y)
x++;
else
x--;
this is also unacceptable
if (x == y) {
x++;
}
else {
x--;
}
This must be used even if there is only one line of code. Unless you're
compiling with a TRS-80 you shouldn't be concerned about the added time for
compiling.
if (x == y)
{
x++;
}
else
{
x--;
}
The reason is for clarity. It is true that the code is easier to follow this
way.
When I take code from open source and want to go thru to understand it, I often
have to load the file in slickedit and do a beautify to make the code more readable
as it is often stuck in that old K&R coding style which I cannot stand.
Since we have bigger monitor than in the 70s and 80s why make the code
unreadable?
The only valid reason for using K&R would be
1- You still expect to be stuck with a teletype at times and want to make sure
you can see many lines of code at once
2- You can't get yourself to replace your VIC-20 or TRS-80.
3- You are still stuck with a tiny 13 inches or smaller screen.
Michel
--
Tired of Microsoft's rebootive multitasking?
then it's time to upgrade to Linux.
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