From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject: Re: Bracketing: A Matter of Style
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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 16:21:52 GMT
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On Thu, 06 Apr 2000 02:55:05 GMT, Andrew Hakman <hakmana AT hotmail DOT com>
wrote:

>I would have to agree with this. Since I started programming in c++ (in
>DJGPP right from the start!) 2 years ago, I was introduced to both
>bracketing styles, and liked the "lined up bracket" style right off the bat,
>only I usually do mine like this:
>int main(void)
>{
>    printf("Hello, World!");
>    return 0;
>}
>
>you can tell where functions, loops, etc. end and eliminates the need for
>
>       }   //end of whatever - this comment I see in other people's code all
>the time because there final closing bracket doesn't line up with their
>function, and they can't figure out what it is closing otherwise.  Another
>thing I hate (hope I'm not stepping on too many toes here) is using TABs for
>indents. For quite compact, yet very readable code I tend to use 2 spaces
>for indents.
>
>Guess it really comes down to personal preference!
>Andrew

I do the same thing (most of the time), although I have written some
files in GNU style (braces two spaces in, code two spaces inside
braces) because that's what Emacs automatically does.  (This lets
people see what editor I was using when I wrote a file:

// if it's Edit.com:
for(i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
  foo(i);
  bar(i);
}

// if it's GNU Emacs:
for(i = 0; i < 10; i++)
  {
    foo(i);
    bar(i);
  }

>> int main(void) {
>>     printf("Hello, World!");
>>     return 0;
>>     }
>>
>> (...or some variation thereof).

That's "1tbs" or one true brace style, used in examples in K&R.

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