Yeah as long as the team agrees to a consistent style and sticks to it it doesn't matter. It can be hard to switch from one brace style to another but as long as the codebase is consistent it's something you can deal with. Over time (and projects) within an organization the problem slowly goes away (unless there's one a-hole that refuses to conform).
I know that when writing samples for a book it's common to put open braces next to the expression that owns them to save on printed lines (one line saved on 40 method calls through the book can mean one less printed page). This is common in JavaScript too so there's language idioms to conform to as well. Michael M. Minutillo Indiscriminate Information Sponge http://codermike.com On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 3:56 PM, <djones...@gmail.com> wrote: > Stylecop ;). If you can convince the team that code that looks the same is > eaiser to debug it elliminates all the posturing. > > Davy > Hexed into a portable ouija board. > ------------------------------ > *From: * "Greg Keogh" <g...@mira.net> > *Sender: * ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com > *Date: *Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:50:40 +1000 > *To: *'ozDotNet'<ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> > *ReplyTo: * ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> > *Subject: *What's up with braces? > > When I started PC coding 20 years ago on C and C++ there the convention > about where to put your {braces} was unclear. I remember back then that > there seemed to be more Microsoft sample code with vertically aligned > braces, so I ran with that and I have been ever since, even in my Java > days. I can’t recall ever having a debate with previous colleagues about > which style to use, so in the absence of any memorable disputes I’m > guessing we all used vertical braces.**** > > ** ** > > However, I notice a strong trend towards indented braces over the last > couple of years. The Framework Design > Guidelines<http://www.amazon.com/Framework-Design-Guidelines-Conventions-Libraries/dp/0321545613>book > also authoritatively states that indented braces are now recommended. > So am I caught on the losing side of a braces battle?**** > > ** ** > > It may seem trivial, but your eyes and brain get used to a certain > appearance of code (like the VB vs C# battle) and a subtle change takes a > bit of getting use to. Are my millions of existing lines of C# code with > vertical braces now a testament to my defeat? Is anyone else suffering from > a project with mixed brace styles?**** > > ** ** > > Greg**** >
