[Spunky]

Switching about every two weeks can throw you off though. I program in C++ for two weeks, then switch to Pawn for two weeks, then switch back. It's not easy because I usually forget like half of what I learned about AMXX (since that's the only thing I would ever use such a painfully simple language like Pawn for) the last time around when I finally come back, even down to basic stuff. x_x

[Hawk552]

I finally got around to writing a plugin that uses this style. You can see it here:
http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=102839

I also added it to the conclusion.

[GordonFreeman (RU)]

Thanks!

[Seta00]

Nice tut, only thing I disagree is with the new line before opening bracket.
If you're a programmer, you can easily recognize identifiers that imply a code block, and the new lines before every block allow for less code to fit in one page.

[SnoW]

Originally Posted by Seta00 Nice tut, only thing I disagree is with the new line before opening bracket. If you're a programmer, you can easily recognize identifiers that imply a code block, and the new lines before every block allow for less code to fit in one page.

Your reasoning is just unbelievable. If you wanted to have all the code in one line you could, but that's not you want. You want the code to look decent, readable and not ugly and that's why you line break. As simple as that.

Hawk, this is a sticky thread and a lot of people read this, so better to fix.

PHP Code:

#define MyNewIsUserAlive( %1 ) is_user_alive( %1 ) 


[Hawk552]

Originally Posted by SnoW Your reasoning is just unbelievable. If you wanted to have all the code in one line you could, but that's not you want. You want the code to look decent, readable and not ugly and that's why you line break. As simple as that. Hawk, this is a sticky thread and a lot of people read this, so better to fix. PHP Code: #define MyNewIsUserAlive( %1 ) is_user_alive( %1 )

Fixed, thanks.

[Seta00]

Originally Posted by SnoW Your reasoning is just unbelievable. If you wanted to have all the code in one line you could, but that's not you want. You want the code to look decent, readable and not ugly and that's why you line break. As simple as that.

You didn't understand what I mean, I don't want 1-line code.

Originally Posted by Bugsy Readability is far more important than line count. If you are worried about fitting more code on one page, reduce your font size . Furthermore, code looks ugly when there's not a new-line before an opening bracket. Yes, I can look at any code and still know what is going on but it is a hell of a lot easier to read with proper line-breaks, spacing, and indentation.

Having the opening bracket in the same line of the "code block starter" statement doesn't interfer with readability. Think of you reading some code, when you see an "if" or a "do" or a "while" or anything that imply a code block, you already know that there's a code block coming, and indentation makes that more explicit. But, in the other hand, you can't predict when the code block will end, that's the reason to put the closing bracket alone in one line. More code fitting in the page is for consistency, is way better to have functions that fit in one page, so you don't need to scroll up and down following the execution path.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by Seta00 You didn't understand what I mean, I don't want 1-line code. Having the opening bracket in the same line of the "code block starter" statement doesn't interfer with readability. Think of you reading some code, when you see an "if" or a "do" or a "while" or anything that imply a code block, you already know that there's a code block coming, and indentation makes that more explicit. But, in the other hand, you can't predict when the code block will end, that's the reason to put the closing bracket alone in one line. More code fitting in the page is for consistency, is way better to have functions that fit in one page, so you don't need to scroll up and down following the execution path.

You can explain it to me any way you want, I personally think putting the opening bracket on a new line looks much nicer. Do you put an opening bracket on the same line as a for loop and a switch too?

PHP Code:

for ( new i = 0 ; i < 5 ; i++ ) {

switch ( Val ) { 


[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by Seta00 Nice tut, only thing I disagree is with the new line before opening bracket. If you're a programmer, you can easily recognize identifiers that imply a code block, and the new lines before every block allow for less code to fit in one page.

Readability is far more important than line count. If you are worried about fitting more code on one page, reduce your font size . Furthermore, code looks ugly when there's not a new-line before an opening bracket. Yes, I can look at any code and still know what is going on but it is a hell of a lot easier to read with proper line-breaks, spacing, and indentation.

PHP Code:

public Ugly( id ) {

}

public Nice( id )
{

} 


[ehha]

Originally Posted by Bugsy PHP Code: public Ugly( id ) { } public Nice( id ) { }

Here's why I agree on this, if you wanna do a quick eye search on a code block, it's just* a vertical swoop & you're done.

*and it looks better