BeatBox

Coding style?

Asked by Victor Martinez

When looking at the code of BeatBox, many parts seem to follow the Java coding style (camelCase for variable and function names, etc...). Having a C background, I tend to use lower_case_function_names() and lower_case_variable_names. The official Vala documentation uses a coding style very similar to C as well.

So, my question is, what is the preferred coding style for the project?

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Victor Martinez (victored) said : 		#1

BTW, it would be nice to have coding guidelines in the HACKING file.

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Best David Gomes (davidgomes) said : 		#2

http://elementaryos.org/docs/developer-guide/collaborative-development/coding-style

There you can find a detailed Coding Style.

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Scott Ringwelski (sgringwe) said : 		#3

Use the elementaryos guidelines. BeatBox was started well before any guidelines were in place, and I tended to follow no particular pattern (unfortunately).

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Victor Martinez (victored) said : 		#4

Thanks David Gomes, that solved my question.

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Victor Martinez (victored) said : 		#5

Thanks Scott, I'll follow your advice.