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Re: .h and .cpp

From	yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay)
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c++
Subject	Re: .h and .cpp
Date	2011-11-30 11:24 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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In article <ad50180d-04cd-4ca6-a24e-b0bbbda72ec7@d17g2000yql.googlegroups.com>,
Christopher  <cpisz@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>> Sounds like a group out-of-control.
>>
>> Sadly you either have the authority to enforce coding standards, or
>> you do not. If you do then "just do it, its the thing to do" OR *its
>> your job* is the only reliable answer. Otherwise, live with it chewing
>> away as opportunities present themselves, or seek other employment.
>
>I am beginning to think that might be the case, but if the boss says
>"I beleive you, you just have to give some reasoning aside from I said
>so." Then I wanted to at least try before joining the "I am looking
>for employment" group again.

Well, you should be able to justify the rules in your coding
guideline. Some of the justification may be weak but they should still
be rational.  If you can't justify a rule, you may as well remove it
and only kep the ones that can be justified.

A typical rule is naming convention.  Why is it better to use
CamelCase rather then under_score_separated_names (or vice-versa).
Taken in isolation, neither is better than the other.  However, it can
be clearly demonstrated that a code base that use either randomly is
significantly harder to read than a code base that use a consistent
naming convention.  

Many other rule may appear not useful at first sight but when thinking
about long term maintenance, they start becoming useful.  Having some
classes defined in cpp means that they are potentially harder to
find. Keeping files shorter mean that it is easier to track changes
and potential side effects, etc.

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.h and .cpp Christopher <cpisz@austin.rr.com> - 2011-11-28 09:20 -0800
  Re: .h and .cpp Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-11-28 17:30 +0000
    Re: .h and .cpp Christopher <cpisz@austin.rr.com> - 2011-11-28 10:39 -0800
      Re: .h and .cpp Tobias Müller <troplin@bluewin.ch> - 2011-11-28 19:09 +0000
  Re: .h and .cpp ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-11-28 12:37 -0600
    Re: .h and .cpp Christopher <cpisz@austin.rr.com> - 2011-11-28 10:48 -0800
      Re: .h and .cpp ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-11-28 14:24 -0600
      Re: .h and .cpp yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-11-30 11:24 +0000
        Re: .h and .cpp Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-12-01 21:42 +0000
          Re: .h and .cpp Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2011-12-02 02:03 +0000
            Re: .h and .cpp Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-12-02 20:59 +0000
  Re: .h and .cpp "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-11-28 19:45 +0100
    Re: .h and .cpp Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-11-28 19:03 +0000
      Re: .h and .cpp "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-11-28 20:36 +0100
    Re: .h and .cpp Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-11-28 22:52 +0000
      Re: .h and .cpp yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-11-30 11:39 +0000
        Re: .h and .cpp Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-11-30 12:50 +0000
          Re: .h and .cpp yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-11-30 13:57 +0000
            Re: .h and .cpp Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-11-30 15:06 +0000
          Re: .h and .cpp Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-11-30 16:21 +0000
        Re: .h and .cpp Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-11-30 16:12 +0000
  Re: .h and .cpp Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-11-28 10:58 -0800
    Re: .h and .cpp Christopher <cpisz@austin.rr.com> - 2011-11-28 13:30 -0800
      Re: .h and .cpp Tobias Müller <troplin@bluewin.ch> - 2011-11-29 06:44 +0000
      Re: .h and .cpp Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-11-29 01:17 -0800
      Re: .h and .cpp Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-30 00:53 -0800
    Re: .h and .cpp "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach+usenet@gmail.com> - 2011-11-29 10:57 +0100
    Re: .h and .cpp yatremblay@bel1lin202.(none) (Yannick Tremblay) - 2011-11-30 12:05 +0000
  Re: .h and .cpp Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2011-11-28 20:07 +0000
  Re: .h and .cpp Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-11-28 12:17 -0800
    Re: .h and .cpp Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-29 11:41 +1300
      Re: .h and .cpp gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-11-29 07:37 -0800
    Re: .h and .cpp Goran <goran.pusic@gmail.com> - 2011-11-29 00:08 -0800
    Re: .h and .cpp Daniel <danielaparker@gmail.com> - 2011-11-29 08:31 -0800
      Re: .h and .cpp ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-11-29 14:49 -0600
        Re: .h and .cpp Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-11-30 00:21 +0000
  Re: .h and .cpp Andy Champ <no.way@nospam.invalid> - 2011-11-28 21:30 +0000
  Re: .h and .cpp Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2011-11-28 18:05 -0600
  Re: .h and .cpp Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2011-11-28 18:27 -0600
  Re: .h and .cpp Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-11-29 07:55 +0000
    Re: .h and .cpp Christopher <cpisz@austin.rr.com> - 2011-11-29 12:15 -0800
      Re: .h and .cpp Leigh Johnston <leigh@i42.co.uk> - 2011-11-29 20:19 +0000
        Re: .h and .cpp Christopher <cpisz@austin.rr.com> - 2011-11-29 12:31 -0800
          Re: .h and .cpp Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-11-30 00:31 +0000
        Re: .h and .cpp Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-11-30 09:43 +0000
      Re: .h and .cpp Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-30 09:23 +1300

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