Programming notes

This is a collection of recommendations on programming style.

Notes on C

1. For symmetry reasons, I dislike this layout:

   if (x==2){
           x++;
   }
   

   Far cleaner is this:

   if (x==2)
   {
           x++;
   }
   

2. For clarity, I prefer indentations to be 8 spaces (not 4). If you follow this, you'll be in good company. Insert the following snippet in your ~/.emacs file:

   (defconst my-c-style
           '((c-basic-offset       . 8)
             (c-offsets-alist      . ((substatement-open . 0)
                                     )
             )
            )
    "C Style")
   (defun my-c-mode-common-hook ()
           (c-add-style "personal" my-c-style t)
           (setq fill-column 135)
   )
   (add-hook 'c-mode-common-hook 'my-c-mode-common-hook)