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- From: bagwill@swe.ncsl.nist.gov (Bob Bagwill)
- Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
- Subject: Re: C CODE LAyout
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- Date: 11 Dec 92 18:39:55 GMT
- References: <1992Dec11.152310.12726@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
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- : In article 944@seq.uncwil.edu, herbst@seq.uncwil.edu (R.T. Herbst) writes:
- : >
- : >On the subject of C CODE layout.
- : >I require my students to use the following format.
- :
- : Why in the world would you REQUIRE students to use a particular
- : coding style? Coding style is one of the things that makes each
- : programmer unique and lends some "art" to this thing we call
- : programming!
-
- Why do children have to follow a handwriting style when they learn
- to write? Why do they have to learn spelling conventions when they
- learn to spell? Why can't every child invent their own script and
- their own unique way of spelling words? Artistry is more important
- than legibility!
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