bofh wrote: > > Heh. I think we're having far too much fun in the other threads. I > have a serious question. I'm a mangler in a largish company. We have > developers, and contractors. No coding standards and all that, so, > things are... messy.
I do *NOT* speak for the developers (flames invited for inaccuracies) The problem with "coding standards" is that they generally at best help slightly with things that do not matter, generally at the expense of everything that actually does matter. Take the extra effort to make things as clear as possible Self-consistency matters. One consistent bad style is better than multiple good styles. Eschew obfuscation. Originality may be necessary, but it's not really a virtue. Actually this list, and the attitudes behind it, your best bet.
