C coding style
25-Jul-89 12:00:36
Sb: #58735-C coding style
Fm: Richard Rae/SYSOP 76703,4253
To: Don Curtis/SYSOP 76703,4321
You know, this is really interesting. I wonder what the preferences say about
our psyches which we can't see…
You prefer not to have both opening and closing braces on seperate lines, cited
as one reason the wasted vertical space. I, on the other hand, wouldn't want
to indent five because of the wasted HORIZONTAL space. I'm always running out
of room across the screen and/or printed page (though I agree that it's more
difficult to follow code which doesn't fit all on one screen).
Sometimes I wish I had learned K&R standard; I actually don't know where I
picked up my style. But I'm happy with it and, unless I decide to put in the
effort to change, I'm stuck with it. So far it hasn't caused TOO many
problems; when that starts to be the case, it's time to change my spots (er,
braces! 8)
Rick