Oystein Grovlen - Sun Norway wrote: > Rick Hillegas wrote: > >> Clarity is the key goal of Derby's coding standards. The coding >> guidelines at >> http://java.sun.com/docs/codeconv/html/CodeConvTOC.doc.html are a style >> primer, not a law book. Mine this document for good examples but use >> your common sense. Feel free to disregard any advice which is religious >> in nature or which would make your code brittle. Above all else, write >> clearly. > > As others have stated, the reason for having coding standard is that > the code will be easier to read if the same style is used everywhere. > It is the same reason that words have a defined spelling. It makes > documents much easier to read than if everyone came up with their own > spelling. In that light, your statement is similar to the following: > > "The Webster's Dictionary is a spelling primer, not a law > book. Mine this document for good examples but use your > common sense."
I think that's too extreme, "code style" is more akin to "writing style", not spelling. Dan.
