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From: max AT alcyone DOT darkside DOT com (Erik Max Francis)
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Subject: Re: CODING STANDARDS: A GUIDE
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 95 06:22:13 PDT
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dj AT delorie DOT com (DJ Delorie) writes:

> The rule being that matching braces are always in the same column, and
> nothing else is ever on the line with them.  This makes it easier to
> find matching braces visually and adds whitespace that makes the code
> easier to deal with.

I absolutely agree.

> Note that I prefer two-space indents rather than tabs, as code tends
> to wander off the right side of the screen too fast with tabs.

I use tabs, because I deal with a variety of editors on several 
platforms.  Since you can get editors whose tab stops are 
adjustable, if you use tabs, everybody wins; they get to choose their 
own tab width.


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