Re: [dev] [dmenu] [PATCHES 1-5] Changes and cleanup

From: Markus Wichmann <nullplan_AT_gmx.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:27:02 +0100

On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 08:42:18AM -0700, Anthony J. Bentley wrote:
> The point of this rule is not visual alignment. Width of the type doesn't
> matter; it is always one tab. The advantage is that you can find the
> declaration of member foo by grepping for ^Ifoo.
>
> Similarly, the "function name at beginning of line" rule is so you can
> find the bar() function definition by grepping for ^bar(.
>

Who here doesn't use ctags or similar? Because using navigation
techniques that only work if not technically enforced style guidelines
are followed is not really helpful to people who read and write code in
many different projects.

Basing style guidelines on navigation techniques strikes me as odd.
Style is only there to ease reading and understanding of the code.

Ciao,
Markus
Received on Wed Dec 24 2014 - 09:27:02 CET