Re: Question about dcl-proc

On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 5:22 AM, john erps <jacobus.erps@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The dcl-proc and dcl-si together specify the signature and i like this
visually to be one declaration.

I completely understand this reasoning. It's not stupid by any means.
I also understand the reasoning behind the way RDi does it.

Maybe i'm a bit confused; in other languages such as C, you specify the
name and parms in one construct.

True, but RPG is not other languages. Even when two languages have an
equivalent concept, that doesn't mean the syntax encourages the same
style. And even if the syntax *IS* compatible, sometimes different
communities or different shops choose different styling conventions.
If consistency is a high priority, it usually makes the most sense to
follow the prevailing conventions.

However, one or the other, i need to adapt one style, and apparantly most
(all?) use the dcl-pi indented format.

So that's what i'm probably going to use also.

I think that is a good choice.

John Y.
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