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Re: Style guide for IDL? [message #31788 is a reply to message #31785]

Tue, 20 August 2002 07:49

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Andrew Nesbit (alnesbit@optushome.com.au) writes:

> K&R style is arguably the most widely-seen coding style for C source
> code. In an analogous way, does there exist some "standard" way of
> writing IDL, and if so, where can I find descriptions/examples of it?

The IDL Expert Programmer's Association commissioned a
study on this very topic several years ago, and the
general meeting we held to discuss the issue was the
most explosive in memory. (The ballroom had to have
extensive repairs and a complete paint job, as I recall.)

There were at least 25 different opinions from the
15 members in attendance, although the group could
generally be divided between the damned lowercase
fraction and the mixed-case fraction. (The ALLCAPS
people were banished to the bar at the start of the
meeting and didn't really cause any problems the rest
of the day!)

In the end, we issued a report that said, in essence,
"whatever works". It was the most disappointed I have
ever been with the EPA, because, of course, I am a firm
believer in the Coyote Way. :-(

Cheers,

David

P.S. Let's just say I am currently working in a collaborative
effort with one of those damned lowercase people and he is
DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!

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Phone: 970-221-0438, E-mail: david@dfanning.com
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		Re: Style guide for IDL? By: JD Smith on Tue, 20 August 2002 13:09
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