On 01/06/2014 03:10 PM, Karl Tomlinson wrote:
> Martin Thomson writes:
>
>> I would like to think that adding (or removing) braces from block statements
>> should be acceptable.
>
> I would argue that braces should not be added with automation.
>
> When debugging code, it is important to understand the intent of
> the author. Adding braces at parser-determined points disguises
> the intent.
I agree with karl. Automated insertion of braces could easily hide bugs.
e.g. consider this buggy code:
if (condition)
foo();
bar();
If we allow a tool to automatically place braces around "foo()", then
that won't change behavior, but it will hide the fact that the author
*meant* for both foo() and bar() to be inside the block.
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