Re[2]: [OT] Coding style nazis

["Pete Shew" <ukha_d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 08/07/2004 at 21:12 Stuart Grimshaw wrote:

>On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 20:50:03 +0100, Calum Morrell <calum@xxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>> UKHA wrote:
>> > Ok,
>> >
>> > Totally OT, but there you go.
>> >
>> > I'm looking for some decent resources that will explain why
my coding
>style is "wrong", anyone have any?
>> >
>> They're both wrong ...
>>
>> for (my $x=0;$x<@_;$x+=2) {
>>      somestuff;
>>      somestuff;
>>      somestuff;
>>      somestuff;
>>      somestuff;
>> }
>>
>> although the first brace could easily be on a line on it's own as
well
>> .. it's just easier to read large code blocks as the end brace
matches
>> with the start "for", so optically it makes sense.
Program in Python for
>> a while to get used to it.
>
>Calum's right, most coding standards I've ever seen use this form.
>
>As long as everyone in the department uses the same standard, and new
>employees are indoctrinated when they start, it doesn't really matter.
>I've also yet to work in a place that does that :-)
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