Questions tagged [code-formatting]
focuses on legibility and consistent look of code: lexical-level intelligibility is a basic element of coding-style
60 questions
-2 votes
1 answer
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Clean code: formatting rules, dependent functions, multiple calls [closed]
About formatting Here are two scenarios in which the details of the formatting are described. How should in the clean code way, this be formatted Scenario 1: Dependent functions of dependent functions ...
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1 vote
1 answer
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How to integrate a profiler in the least invasive way possible?
I am currently using tracy to profile a program I am writing. Tracy as a tool seems quite awesome, but it has one issue. You need to markup your code when profiling. This has the negative consequence ...
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1 vote
2 answers
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C# convention for empty constructor [closed]
I know an empty method without any good reason is a code smell, but it can be required for constructors. What would be a good way to write an empty constructor among the following? class A { ...
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-1 votes
2 answers
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What arguments in favor of automatic, mandatory, uniform code formatting in a software project? [closed]
I am the manager of a small team of software engineers. I am looking for arguments in favor of automatic, mandatory code formatting. For me it is natural, it goes with the Quality Assurance process ...
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2 votes
2 answers
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Where to put private computed properties?
In Clean code it's suggested that private helper functions should always exist directly below the function they're directly used within. Should I be doing this when using computed properties? It's the ...
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3 votes
1 answer
477 views
Workflow for git / code formatting / commit hooks etc
Our team is growing, and with it, discontent with common coding standards being imposed on developers with alternate (strong, bordering on religious) views on what constitutes a good coding style. ...
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8 votes
12 answers
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How small should functions be?
I'm new at writing professional code (the bulk of my experience is with personal projects) so excuse me if this is trivial. When I write code I find myself being a little inconsistent with how much ...
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1 vote
0 answers
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Alternative to reorder c++ tokens
Our organization is looking to standardize the way we use const T& and T const& and while we initially looked at clang-format to solve the job, it doesn't reorder tokens so there is no way to ...
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