Coding style is important. So important, that people can be outright religous about what some may feel is insignificant. Tabs, or spaces? 2 space indent, or 4? Do we keep the last line of a file, and what should happen to trailing spaces should they remain in our pristine source code? Of course, there are many opinions on the subject, but the one thing that has stuck with me is that any such style rules should be discussed with those who are coding the product, and then set in stone and enforced by software .
Continue reading...