Re: [Vala] Vala Coding Style

["Michael B. Trausch" <mike trausch us>]

On 02/23/2010 04:44 PM, Maria Rodriguez wrote:
> I was looking for some advices of vala coding style. Specifically on the
> following issues

Personally, I write like this:

[attribute]
public class Thing : GLib.Object {
  private OtherThing[] things;

  public Thing() {
    return;
  }
}

That is:

I indent each new block by two *spaces*, and compress spaces to tabs 
only when I have 8 spaces.  This makes it appear consistent both on 
screen and when printed on paper, if it ever should need to be printed.

It is probably better to use a constant value for magic numbers, but 
that's just my preference.

The best answer, however, is write code in a way that you find 
comfortably readable.  Make functions small, use well-named identifiers 
(including for constants), make the code flow visually on the screen. 
For me, that means using the block style above, and not the one that you 
posted (I think that putting each "{" on its own line is ugly and uses 
too much space inefficiently and makes things harder to read.  Lots of 
people would disagree with me.).

        --- Mike

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