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Is using `continue`, `break` in non-`switch` loops and `?:` bad practice? [duplicate]
Back in college I've been told that using break; and continue; outside switch statements (e.g. to escape for or while loops) is wrong, bad practice and bad habits at the same time because it only ...
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Need some advice and feedback on my code's design
I am looking for feedback on the design of my program.
I have a shell script call function.sh that defines a lot of helper functions. My intent is to use those bash functions defined in functions.sh ...
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Should I use C style in C++?
As I've been developing my position on how software should be developed at the company I work for, I've come to a certain conclusion that I'm not entirely sure of.
It seems to me that if you are ...
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How to use correctly the comments in C/++ [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Style and recommendations of commenting code
I'm learning to program in C and in my stage, the best form to use correctly the comments is writing good comments from the ...
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Is it any good to use binary arithmetic in a C++ code like “C style”?
I like the fact that the C language lets you use binary arithmetic in an explicit way in your code, sometimes the use of the binary arithmetic can also give you a little edge in terms of performance; ...
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Indenting labels in C
I noticed that in the Vim automatically indents labels in a rather unintuitive way (IMHO).
int main(void) {
goto end;
end:
return 0
}
Are there any style guidelines for labels?
For the ...
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2answers
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How should I group these variables?
I have a shape that will be defined by:
char s_type;
char color;
double height;
double width;
These variables are scanned in from a request string sent to my server and passed into my printing ...
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What is the possible disadvantage of putting declarations in inner blocks, instead of at beginning of function?
At the place where I work, there are explicit guidelines for placement of declarations of variables. According to that, it is required to put them at the global level and / or at the beginning of ...
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Do simple accessors and mutators benefit from commented block headers?
Short Question
Is it necessary to add the function header comments for simple accessors and mutators?
Example
u8 OBJ_get_state_x(void) {return obj.state_x;}
void OBJ_set_state_x(u8 x) ...
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Strictness in programming methods among Stack Overflow users [closed]
I've been a member of Stack Overflow for a couple of weeks now and have answered questions and read others answers, mostly in C/C++. True, I have learned about some things. For example, undefined ...
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[C] Address of array elements
What is the most readable way of using address of an array element?
I usually see &array[n] but I personally think array+n looks cleaner and more readable.
What do other C coders prefer?
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7answers
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Returning from a long function on the first false condition
I have a long(ish) function of the following pattern:
bool func(some_type_t *p1, another_t *p2)
{
bool a = false, b = false, c = false, etc = false;
a = (some_long && expression ...
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8answers
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Programming style: Reoccuring error checks
Hey, I have a question about programming style, because in my current code I am using a bigger function which calls some smaller functions and all of these need to be error-checked. So something like ...
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15answers
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If you need more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed?
Per the Linux kernel coding style document:
The answer to that is that if you need more than 3 levels of
indentation, you're screwed anyway, and should fix your program.
What can I deduce ...
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If you favor “T *var”, do you ever write “T*”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
int* i; or int *i; or int * i;
Thinking about where we place our asterisks; how do those that prefer to keep the "pointerness" away from the type and with the identifier ...
