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Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output

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Subject Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output
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Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:
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> Seriously, Alla, if you're reading all this guff, you may have realised 
> by now that bracing style (and layout in general) really is a matter of 
> religion. Pick a style that suits *you*, and pay no attention either to 
> myself or David on that score, but be prepared to change it when to do 
> so would be a genuine improvement. I picked a style early on, and I have 
> more or less stuck to it for the last quarter-century, although I have 
> tweaked it in minor ways over the years when I saw ways that it might be 
> improved. I'm not daft enough to let someone else (especially not 
> David!) pick my style for me, and neither should you be (unless 
> someone's paying you, in which case of course they call the tune).

Agreed.

I have my own preferences about brace placement, as well as the
tabs-vs-spaces controversy.  And I've found that the only thing
worse than using a style other than my own is mixing different
styles within the same project.

I've worked on projects where the coding standards imposed
requirements that I absolutely *hated*, but following the coding
standards and keeping the code consistent is far more important
than following my own personal preferences (even though they're
clearly superior).

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-09-08 06:47 -0700
  Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-09-08 07:23 -0700
    Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2015-09-08 07:25 -0700
      Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-09-08 07:44 -0700
      Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-09-08 17:04 +0100
      Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-09-08 09:21 -0700
  Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-09-08 18:32 +0100
  Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-09-08 15:53 -0700
  Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output bartekltg <bartekltg@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 15:42 +0200
  Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-09-09 16:11 +0200
    Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-09-09 16:01 +0100
      Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-09-09 21:11 +0200
        Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-09-09 20:42 +0100
          Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-09-09 22:23 +0200
          Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-09-09 13:41 -0700
            Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-09-09 22:21 +0100
            Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-09-09 18:25 -0500
    Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-09-09 12:41 -0700
      Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-09-09 22:24 +0200
      Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-09-09 13:34 -0700
        Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-09-09 16:25 -0700
          Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-09-09 17:38 -0700
            Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 00:48 -0700
              Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 00:55 -0700
              Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-09-12 14:50 +0200
                Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-09-12 07:12 -0700
        Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-09-10 09:56 +0200
  Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output gordonb.papec@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2015-09-11 17:18 -0500
    Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-09-13 01:08 -0700
    Re: Improving the program, issues with logical operators, incorrect output Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-09-13 19:03 -0500

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