Chapter 2. THE BEST LAID PLANS
The Layout and Presentation of Source Code
Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment.
Coding style has been, is, and will continue to be the subject of holy wars among programmers—professional, amateur, and student—where, unfortunately, intense disagreements degrade into mere name-calling. I’ll show you where to stick your stupid brackets.
The first company I ever worked for kick-started a process to define its internal coding standard. The guidelines were supposed to encompass several languages, defining common conventions and best practices. Months later, the group compiling the guidelines was still arguing about where to put brackets in C. I’m not sure if anyone ever followed the standard ...
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