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Re: What's the proper style for a library string function?

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Date Sat, 19 Jul 2014 13:00:23 -0600
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On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 12:52 PM, C.D. Reimer <chris@cdreimer.com> wrote:
> I've seen code samples for simple functions with the definition and return
> statements written on one line.

Personally, I use this style sometimes for easily understood one-line
if statements or loops. Named functions consist of an interface
declaration and an implementation, and those should be visually
separated by a newline.

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Re: What's the proper style for a library string function? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-07-19 13:00 -0600

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