Xref: utzoo comp.software-eng:5479 comp.lang.c:38809
Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!mcsun!cernvax!belk
From: belk@cernvax.cern.ch (andrew belk)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng,comp.lang.c
Subject: C coding style rules ?
Summary: Anyone have an electronic list of programming style rules ?
Keywords: C coding rules style hints suggestions
Message-ID: <5090@cernvax.cern.ch>
Date: 29 Apr 91 09:51:27 GMT
Followup-To: comp.software-eng
Organization: CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Lines: 20

Hi. Does anyone have an example of a set of programming style rules
(nominally for C) intended to improve the structure and general modularity
of programs ?

I mean something like:

 o When to use global variables and why avoid them;
 o What to put in #include files;
 o What comments to include in the header comments to a function;
 o etc.

Provided the files aren't too large (less than one or two thousand lines)
it is probably best to mail me directly. If a sufficient number of other
people express an interest I will pick the "best set" by some random
criterion and post it.

Many thanks in advance,
			 Andy Belk  CERN/SL
-- 
					    ...   Anyd   ...