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Re: Indentation styles

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In article <51917188$0$32104$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>, Arne Vajhøj
<arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:

> On 5/13/2013 2:02 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> > On Sun, 12 May 2013 22:07:42 -0400, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
> > wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> >> Each language has its own standards, conventions and practices. I am
> >> very skeptical about an attempt to format different languages identical.
> >
> >       Not identical, but I have found that I can use very similar
> > standards across multiple languages.
> 
> I am sure that you *can*.
> 
> But you will end up with N-1 or N languages being
> formatted "unusual".

To my limited knowledge Java is the only language whose originating
vendor publishes an "official" formatting standard. Usually, it is
individuals, groups, or organizations that develop formatting standards
and attempt to enforce them for some body of work.

Authors will use a consistent formatting style, and these can become
defacto standards (e.g., Kernighan and Ritchie, Stroustrup).

I, too, try to be consistent in formatting style when moving between
languages whenever possible, because it makes me more productive. 

I have worked on projects with practically no standards, and others
with extensive standards, but they never seemed to be enforced.
Usually, the customer just wants the project finished, and never mind
about the format of the code.

-- 
Jim Gibson

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Re: Indentation styles Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-05-07 17:56 +0200
  Re: Indentation styles lipska the kat <"nospam at neversurrender dot co dot uk"> - 2013-05-07 17:39 +0100
    Re: Indentation styles Wojtek <nowhere@a.com> - 2013-05-07 13:35 -0700
      Re: Indentation styles Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2013-05-07 21:29 +0000
        Re: Indentation styles Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2013-05-08 17:56 -0300
          Re: Indentation styles Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-05-12 22:07 -0400
            Re: Indentation styles Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2013-05-13 11:02 -0700
              Re: Indentation styles Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-05-13 19:04 -0400
                Re: Indentation styles Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2013-05-13 17:34 -0700
                Re: Indentation styles Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-05-13 17:44 -0700
                Re: Indentation styles lipska the kat <"nospam at neversurrender dot co dot uk"> - 2013-05-14 09:26 +0100
                Re: Indentation styles Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 10:23 -0700
                Re: Indentation styles Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-05-17 19:43 -0400
                Re: Indentation styles Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-05-17 19:42 -0400
                Re: Indentation styles Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-05-13 20:53 -0400
                Re: Indentation styles Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-05-14 13:07 +0200
                Re: Indentation styles Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2013-05-15 18:47 -0300
                Re: Indentation styles Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-05-16 05:28 +0200
                Re: Indentation styles Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2013-05-17 19:44 -0300
                Re: Indentation styles Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10@netscape.net> - 2013-05-26 20:35 +0300
      Re: Indentation styles Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-05-08 00:00 +0200
      Re: Indentation styles Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2013-05-08 11:12 -0700
  Re: Indentation styles Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-05-07 23:57 +0200

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