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| @@ -77,12 +77,15 @@ Get a decent editor and don't leave whitespace at the end of lines. | |||
| 77 | Coding style is all about readability and maintainability using commonly | 77 | Coding style is all about readability and maintainability using commonly |
| 78 | available tools. | 78 | available tools. |
| 79 | 79 | ||
| 80 | The limit on the length of lines is 80 columns and this is a hard limit. | 80 | The limit on the length of lines is 80 columns and this is a strongly |
| 81 | preferred limit. | ||
| 81 | 82 | ||
| 82 | Statements longer than 80 columns will be broken into sensible chunks. | 83 | Statements longer than 80 columns will be broken into sensible chunks. |
| 83 | Descendants are always substantially shorter than the parent and are placed | 84 | Descendants are always substantially shorter than the parent and are placed |
| 84 | substantially to the right. The same applies to function headers with a long | 85 | substantially to the right. The same applies to function headers with a long |
| 85 | argument list. Long strings are as well broken into shorter strings. | 86 | argument list. Long strings are as well broken into shorter strings. The |
| 87 | only exception to this is where exceeding 80 columns significantly increases | ||
| 88 | readability and does not hide information. | ||
| 86 | 89 | ||
| 87 | void fun(int a, int b, int c) | 90 | void fun(int a, int b, int c) |
| 88 | { | 91 | { |