Hi all > From: Alan Bourke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [NF] Programmers and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) > I hate that. I wouldn't do it to anyone either no matter how crap their > coding style. What I would do is just do any changes to someone's code > in my own style. I think in multiple-developer situations you have to > have a house style that everyone adheres to, otherwise you get 10 guys > spending a lot of their time swearing under their breath and feverishly > changing tabs to spaces or whatnot.
I've been trying to say this for years, but I keep failing to get my point across. Everyone should be style chameleons, not nazi style enforcers. I don't care if I work with 10 guys and their 10 different coding styles. I will let all team members have their own style. The 10 swearing guys mentioned above need to loosen up. I will not force my "style" on others and therefore no one should force their style on me. Those people are style nazis. The only things I think are important are functional things. Create a UDF instead of a cryptic formula - or even a simple one. Use mdots to prevent FoxPro from getting confused and to prevent painful debugging. Add comments that have meaning. Add documentation for how all methods should be used just like you'd document a UDF. Don't make big procedure libraries or classlibs so it is easier to share and use source control without the difficulties involved in merging. These things should be corporate standards, not something like whitespace. "Good" whitespace is in the eye of the beholder - and is therefore impossible to dictate. Mike _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
