Re: Language Choice and Coding style

[nasser@apldbio.com (Nasser Abbasi)]

   From: maggior@world2u.com (Rich Maggio)
   Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++
   Date: 29 Jun 96 22:21:57 GMT

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   Basically, what this person was pointing out is the need consistency.  I 
   tend to write code that is consistent, though it may not be consistent 
   with how others write code.  In my code, I know that all variables that 
   begin with a capital letter (i.e. Tone_count) are global.  Someone else 
                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   reading my code may not catch this little nuance.  


One should not be using global variables to start with !

   Though things like Hungarian notation are cumbersome, I think there is 
   definitely a need for it.  

I dont think there is a need for it. It makes the code harder to read
to start with, and it does not add anything to understanding the
algorithm itself. IMHO.

   There needs to be some consistency in coding standards. This makes it 
   much easier on the poor slob that has to maintain the code once the 
   initial development has been done.  

good point. Good documentations helps the most here too.

nasser
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