Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 1 Jun 2003 09:04:22 -0700 | From | Jonathan Lundell <> | Subject | Re: Question about style when converting from K&R to ANSI C. |
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At 7:06am -0700 6/1/03, Larry McVoy wrote: >It may be just what you are used to but I also find that when reading lots >of code it is nice to have it look like > >return type >function_name(args) > >because the function_name() stands out more, it's always at the left side so >I tend to parse it a little more quickly.
The reason I've liked this format is that it gives me a quick and universal way to find *specific* functions with vi or grep, by searching for "^function_name(".
I'm less concerned with global function searches; there I don't mind the overhead of more sophisticated tools.
When we're done with this thread, perhaps we can return to endian arguments.... -- /Jonathan Lundell. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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