Re: Language Choice and Coding style

[john@assen.demon.co.uk (John McCabe)]

smize@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (Samuel Mize) wrote:

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>True, given the current state-of-the-practice for editors.  I believe
>that editors exist that format the code as they read it in, to fit
>your preferences.  The next guy gets the code auto-formatted to HIS
>preferences (if using that editor).  (Or her.)  Everyone sees the code
>the way they like it, and how it's stored on disk is irrelevant
>(the compiler won't care).

I see what you mean. Presumably (in response to Jeff Dege's posting)
you could also configure the editor to save the information in a
pre-defined format to ensure you don't get the type of problem he
mentioned with your CM diff utility.

>However, I haven't seen stand-alone editors like this available
>commercially, I've just seen mention of them in research articles.
>The Rational editor I'm using at work gives us some of this ability,
>but it's part of an expensive environment.

>I'm hoping someone will post a message starting "Oh, you're talking
>about editors like ..."

In actual fact, to a certain extent you could do that with emacs'
ada-mode by setting up the ada-mode-hook to run a formatting routine,
and the exit-ada-mode-hook (or whatever it's called) to run a
different one.


Best Regards
John McCabe <john@assen.demon.co.uk>