On Jan 29, 12:05pm, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
} Subject: Re: btokup().. patch to STYLE(9) (fwd)
} The reason I'm interested in this (now tiresome) thread is that I'd much
} rather have to read
}
} /*
} * Bail out if the time left to next transaction is less than
} * the duration of the previous transaction.
} */
} if (t % u - n % u < d % u) {
}
} than
}
} if (((t % u) - (n % u)) < (d % u)) {
}
} Giving folks the go-ahead to use parens as a form of documentation is
} misguided and will end in tears. MHO.
This is a fairly trivial example, but I find the second version slightly
easier to read at a glance. I do think it's overly parenthesized, though.
I prefer
if ((t % u - n % u) < (d % u)) {
or
if ((t % u - n % u) < d % u) {
because they are less cluttered.
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