Code style

We have not enforced any coding standard. However, we recommend to adopt "best practices" for clean, simple, and logical codes.

• As the creator of C++ said, there is no coding standard everyone agrees on. Check out Stroustrup's FAQ.
• A few coding standards are emerging. See a sample header file adopted by boost.org
  • indentations: 2 space, disable tabs
  • brackets

    {
      //stuff here
    }
    

  • loops

    for (int i=0; i < n; ++i)
    {
      //do the loop
    }
    

  • class names: choose the name that can mean something to other developers
    • WhatIsThisClass
    • what_is_this_class

    But, do not use both at the same time, e.g., What_Is_This_Class is like using bold-faced, itallc and color fonts in a document.

  • local variable names: hide them as much as you can within the current scope, all lower cases