Comment Comment by mkmcdonald > I find that naming things descriptively and an 80 character limit are at odds.I don't. I use descriptive names for functions and short, concise words for variables (sometimes clear abbreviations).> Another nit, Google Style guides disallow formatting for readability except for comments?!?!> Allowed> [regularly formatted variable declarations]> Not allowed> ["pretty" formatted variable declarations with indentation]Code Complete 2 explicitly discourages the latter style, and I tend to agree. It's too difficult to maintain. parent mkmcdonald 14 years ago
I don't. I use descriptive names for functions and short, concise words for variables (sometimes clear abbreviations).
> Another nit, Google Style guides disallow formatting for readability except for comments?!?!
> Allowed
> [regularly formatted variable declarations]
> Not allowed
> ["pretty" formatted variable declarations with indentation]
Code Complete 2 explicitly discourages the latter style, and I tend to agree. It's too difficult to maintain.