Are there any good JS prettifiers online? Maybe a link through for those needing a little visual help would benefit?
On 05/10/2007, Thomas Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Sven! > > We won't change the way the source code is formatted, as we like it > the way it is. Most people take a short while to "switch over" from > more traditional JavaScript source code formatting, but once you've > made that step the code is pretty easy to read. > > The basic rules governing the style are conciseness and overal code > beauty (of course, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, so YMMV). > > Best, > Thomas > > Am 04.10.2007 um 13:07 schrieb Sven Klose: > > > > > I�m new to the source code, and had big trouble reading it. With the > > right indentation one could spot constructs immediately, but actually, > > the code is so compressed, it takes ages to even figure out where a > > function starts and where it ends, to spot if-statements and variable > > declarations, and so on. > > > > Some suggestions in detail: > > > > - dedicate a whole line for an opening/ending brace of a function if > > it doesn't contain just one statement, > > - keep the width of lines small, > > - declare only a single variable in a var-statement, > > - have indented conditional blocks, instead of squeezing an if- > > statement into a single line, > > - use distinct variable names, not 'Method' and 'method' in the same > > function for example, > > - use TABs, so all this all can be done without increasing the code > > size, and one can set the indentation width to suit his/her needs, > > - add more comments :) > > > > Your visual perception can spot the overall structure of code at once. > > Please keep it stupid for the likes of me. ;) I'd do the reformatting, > > if desired. > > However, I find the use of spaces and empty lines very good already. > > > > Best regards. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- ----- Richard Quadling Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
