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In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I just came across the following comment in some code I need to modify that was written in 2008:
Sigh  .
Software Zen: delete this;
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I am not sure, given all that explanation, it it still qualifies as a magic number. Even the word 'sin' in heavy handed here, it's not like K&R bracing... runs and hides 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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jeron1 wrote: K&R bracing
Everyone knows that Allman bracing is The One True Way.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Amen!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I prefer K&R in C and C++
I prefer Allman in C# and most other high level languages.
Don't ask me why. I think it's just because I've gotten so used to *reading* code in those formats that I write it in those formats.
Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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I was a K&R guy until I started using C#. I use blank lines in my code to separate conceptual 'blocks'. It also helps reading code with my visual issues. Allman bracing provides that separation a lot of times without introducing extra vertical space. Using Allman for both languages just seems more natural for me now.
One of the reasons I keep VS2008 around is the macro language. I have a macro that does 99% of the work converting from K&R to Allman, without rewrapping text and expressions like the Visual Studio reformatters tend to do.
Software Zen: delete this;
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You can do that with VS Code as well. It's a bit fiddly to change the C/C++ bracing and indent styles, but nothing a little google fu can't clear up. Then you just hit "Format Document" and bob's your uncle.
I guess since I'm used to using different case styles for different languages, it's not as much of a stretch for me to adapt to different bracing?
For me, C and C++ just seem more "natural" in K&R and C# just seems more natural to me in Allman. Feel and flow for me - the final form is just easier for me if I do it this way. I don't know WHY C# would be different than C or C++ for me that way, except exposure. I'm so used to seeing Allman C# and K&R C/C++ that it's familiar to me. That must be it, I think.
Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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I'd never heard of Allman bracing but having looked it up it's what I use in C and C#
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Thank you very much, I'm so relieved, that I'm not the only one.
I think after 30 years I can fill much more than 50 pages of such comments 
The only excuse I have; it was always just to satisfy the customer.
But that doesn't really help when you come across it again
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I've always liked something Dan Saks, onetime Secretary of the ANSI/ISO C++ Standards Committee, once said: "If you can say it in code, then do so. Otherwise, say it in a comment."
To my mind that means comments should usually describe the why or the how code is doing something, and rarely what. My longer-winded comments are usually 'why'.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I think I had foreknowledge(*) how dotty I would be in my old age.
(*) Cue the obvious Dune reference; "He who controls the spice, controls the universe!"
Software Zen: delete this;
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But do you now know the "proper" way to do this and will you fix the issue?
Iβve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
Iβm begging you for the benefit of everyone, donβt be STUPID.
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I have reached the stage in my career (3.75 years until retirement), plus given my typical workload, that fixing this would be a poor use of my time. It works well enough and has never caused an issue.
Besides, given how little love Microsoft has given WPF over the years, I doubt there is a better way to do it  .
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary Wheeler wrote: magic number 48
Isn't it 42?
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This is actually a really good comment. It explains both the why and the what/how. I wouldn't call this a sin, but rather a reminder of why you did something the way you did.
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