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Development Suggestions for the Arduino Project
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"Old school" C (aka K&R)

if (boolean expression) {
  code;
  code;
}
else {
  code;
  code;
  code;
}

I've always used this, and like it visually because the closing braces line up with the opening "if". Saves lines, too.

I also like

if (bool exp) code;

because it saves lines (you see more on the screen at once... too much white space can be as bad as too little.)

And finally, for similar reasons, I will also use

if (b exp) code;
else code;

or even sometimes

if (b exp) code; else code;

Sometimes I'll vary it with

if (b exp)
  longer-line-of-code;
else code;

if it looks more balanced (and of course, just to annoy people like Jante :wink:

And to generalise, I delight in using

for (;;) code;

and

while (bool exp)
  code;

when it suits.

As an odd inconsistency (but also found in K&R) is the use of braces when declaring functions:

int myFunction(int avar)
{
  /* implementation in here */
}

Although it strikes me as stylistically a bit inconsistent, I've also decided I kind of like bringing the opening brace onto the next line for function declarations, rather than at the end of the line, as in a control block.

In short: Good enough for Dennis, good enough for me. :slight_smile: