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Tony G

Posted on 25-01-12, 15:37 in The Horstmann brace style (revision 2)

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The Horstmann style is the best thing invented after the hot water. Personally, I use it with slight modification:


while (x == y)
 {  something();
    somethingelse();
    //...
    if (x < 0)
     {  printf("Negative");
        negative(x);
     }
    else
     {  printf("Non-negative");
        nonnegative(x);
     }
 }
finalthing();

The 1-space before brace visually improves clarity - see how 'else' operator stands out like a wall you can't pass unnoticed. Also it helps to see the thing in braces as "owned" by the previous symbol.
I've been using it since I discovered it. Usually I set tab=4 spaces, code aligns on tabs, first tab after a brace has automatic less positions, better seen in picture (PHP code):

The image is invisible, URL is https://imgur.com/u5dtgVX

absolutely support Horstmann style coding

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