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From: mab@druca.UUCP (Alan Bland)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: C bites / programming style [if
Message-ID: <975@druca.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Sep-85 18:53:46 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 13 18:53:46 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Sep-85 07:28:12 EDT
Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver
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> to mention the fact that it lets me use cb(1). Speaking of cb, I have a gripe:
> 
> 	switch(x) {
> 	case 1:
> 		...
> 	default:
> 	}
> 
> What's wrong with:
> 
> 	switch(x) {
> 		case 1:
> 			...
> 		default:
> 	}
> 
> Much easier to see the control flow. Especially if you have 2 switches in a
> row.

The second style is another level of indentation compared to the first.
Several switch statements inside a loop or two and you're off the edge of
the page or screen sooner with #2 than with #1.  I don't see that they're
significantly different in readability (but I usually have no trouble adapting
to anybody's indentation style, as long as they remain consistent).
-- 
Alan Bland
AT&T Information Systems, Denver CO
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