10 replies to this topic

[Lop]

What is the correct way to program. In certain languages you should post the { on a new line like

if (a == b)
{

And then in others you post on the same line

if (a == b) {

I prefer the method above. I try to leave a comment above anything major such as

// This determines ......
if (a == b) {

and of course an explanation above every function. If I have a nest IF/FOR/function statment I try to comment the ending }

// Main Function

void main() {

 

  // The Dermines .....

   if (a == b) {

       code.....

   } // End If


}

What standard do you guys use?

[sigs]

i would prefer starting the new command in a new line. its always better to do so as far as i think.

[moonrise]

i also use to put in a new line only

[brackett]

As everyone should know by now, the K&R style of putting the brace at the end of the line is The One True Brace Style. ;)
However, VS.NET does (by default) force you to use the inferior BSD/Allman style of taking an entire line for a single brace.
That's why I prefer VB.NET. :D

[Crane]

brackett said:

As everyone should know by now, the K&R style of putting the brace at the end of the line is The One True Brace Style. ;)
However, VS.NET does (by default) force you to use the inferior BSD/Allman style of taking an entire line for a single brace.
That's why I prefer VB.NET. :D

I've never heard of the names for either style. Where did you learn about these? The admin needs to make a sticky about the two different styles.

"The One True Brace Style" - lol :)

[brackett]

Crane said:

I've never heard of the names for either style. Where did you learn about these? The admin needs to make a sticky about the two different styles.

"The One True Brace Style" - lol :)

I think I first came across the naming convention on somebody's C# blog that linked to the Wikipedia entry. Before that, I just defended the K&R style as being classic and wasting less lines - it also maps nicely to my preferred syntax - VB.NET. Then again, most of my C code is done in vi, so fitting as much as possible on a screen is pretty helpful.

[Lop]

Interesting. I've never heard of either style being named. I'm going to dig up some information on them.

[Frantic]

I always put my {on the same line, its much easier to read.

I end it though on a line of its own.

[dirkfirst]

I have never heard names for them. I use "The One True Brace" style (where it is on a seperate line).

[WingedPanther]

I always put my { on a new line. I think it's partially a holdover from when I programmed in Pascal and had the keywords Begin and End on seperate lines.

I recently read The Elements of C++ Style and it says to just pick one and be consistent. If you're programming with other people, you should all be doing the same thing.