Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!vsi!friedl
From: friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Style rules for C shops
Message-ID: <528@vsi.UUCP>
Date: 13 Apr 88 03:37:14 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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Hi net.people,

      I am interested in knowing how various C shops implement
company-wide style guidelines.  It strikes me that it would be
madness to allow everybody to have their own style, as they can
be *so* different that it would be difficult for others with a
radically different style to maintain down the road.  On the
other hand, it seems like a morale-breaker to have absolute
strict rules that leave no room for personal style.  Somewhere
in the middle is the right approach that balances the programmer's
individuality with the need for corporate consistency.

     This question is more a management one than a technical one
-- I already have the style rules, I just don't know how
rigorously it should be mandated.

     I would appreciate getting Email from those who have some
thoughts on this.

     Thanks,
     Steve
-- 
Steve Friedl   V-Systems, Inc.   "Yes, I'm jeff@unh's brother"
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