Re: Free Fromat Standards -- RPG400-L

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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

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