Re: Free Fromat Standards

[James Rich <james@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hans Boldt wrote:
> The most important thing is consistent indentation. For the few RPG 
> programmers who've never programmed in anything else, this may take some 
> getting used to, and so an official standard may be useful. But in my 
> opinion, it's largely a matter of esthetics. If the code "looks" good, 
> it's easier to read and so easier to maintain.
>
> (If you want some practice in proper indentation, do a bit of Python 
> programming. It's one of the few languages that actually *requires* 
> consistent indentation! ;-)

I like (and follow) the indentation and spacing that the 'indent' 
utility does.  indent is a C beautifier that nicely formats C code.  It 
make your code look consistent and pretty closely follows the ideas 
others have already presented (2-3 space indent, single space before 
'(', appropriate indentation on multi-line statements).

I also like to put constants in all caps.  And I don't like to use Mixed 
Case Variables, TheyDriveMeNuts.  As much as possible I use lower case 
(saves my wrist from hurting).

James Rich