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Re: Style police (Was: Re: How to handle same sanity checks)

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On 6/25/2017 5:28 PM, Eric Sosman wrote:
> On 6/25/2017 2:23 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 6/25/2017 6:31 AM, Robert Klemme wrote:
>>> [...]
>>> A few minor remarks: brackets around comparisons are not needed.
>>
>> Not necessary.
>>
>> But actually recommended in the traditional Java coding convention.
>>
>> <quote>
>> 10.5.1 Parentheses
>>
>> It is generally a good idea to use parentheses liberally in 
>> expressions involving mixed operators to avoid operator precedence 
>> problems. Even if the operator precedence seems clear to you, it might 
>> not be to others-you shouldn't assume that other programmers know 
>> precedence as well as you do.
>>
>>      if (a == b && c == d)     // AVOID!
>>      if ((a == b) && (c == d)) // RIGHT
>>
>> </quote>
> 
>      Is anybody aware of any actual research into the value of
> this "generally good" practice, or does "generally good" merely
> mean "it's my prejudice, so as author I'll claim it's good?"

Also note that this particular item in the standard Java coding
convention is not one that I would consider worth pointing
out if I saw a code not following - it is within what I consider
"acceptable deviations".

So absolutely no "style police" here.

I will though point to it if somebody suggests the
opposite convention.

"style police police" or whatever.

Arne

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How to handle same sanity checks Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-06-22 11:10 +0200
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-22 10:27 +0000
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-06-22 13:21 +0200
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-06-23 06:51 +0200
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-06-24 12:06 +0200
      Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-24 10:33 +0000
        Re: How to handle same sanity checks Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-06-24 16:46 +0200
          Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-24 19:37 +0000
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-06-22 11:26 +0000
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-22 07:44 -0400
      Re: How to handle same sanity checks Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-06-22 12:30 +0000
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-22 07:40 -0400
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2017-06-22 18:33 +0000
      Re: How to handle same sanity checks Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-06-23 06:48 +0200
        Re: How to handle same sanity checks Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-23 09:57 -0400
          Re: How to handle same sanity checks Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2017-06-23 16:31 +0200
            Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-23 17:21 +0000
              Re: How to handle same sanity checks Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-06-26 05:21 -0700
                Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-26 13:34 +0000
                Re: How to handle same sanity checks Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-06-26 15:22 +0000
        Re: How to handle same sanity checks Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-06-25 22:55 -0400
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2017-06-22 23:07 +0200
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2017-06-25 09:52 +0200
  Re: How to handle same sanity checks Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-06-25 12:31 +0200
    Re: How to handle same sanity checks Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-06-25 14:23 -0400
      Style police (Was: Re: How to handle same sanity checks) Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-25 17:28 -0400
        Re: Style police (Was: Re: How to handle same sanity checks) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-06-25 19:14 -0400
        Re: Style police (Was: Re: How to handle same sanity checks) Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-06-25 19:19 -0400
          Re: Style police (Was: Re: How to handle same sanity checks) Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-06-26 23:34 +0200

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