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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2025 09:39:23 +0000
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On 02/03/2025 05:17, c186282 wrote:
> So :
> 
>      if(x>y)
>      {
>        .....
>      }
>      else
>      {
>        .....
>      }
> 
>    I pref to not put the leading bracket on the
>    same line as the 'if' or 'else' because then
>    it's easier to pick out the block by eye -
>    just look for the '{' on the left.
       if(x>y)
        {
          .....
        } // end of if clause
      else
        {
          .....
        } //end of else clauses

Because it clearly identifies the two branches by making them 
differently indented

And in fact these days with inline functions

if(x>y)
       fubar(x,y,z);
else
       rabuf (z,y,x);

Is even shorter and allows the program flow rather than the 
implementation to be seen clearly.

I wonder if compilers actually inline functions that are only called once.

Most of my functions ARE called only once.

They are there to perform specific tasks, like initialise hardware or 
connect the wi fi.



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Mary Wollstonecraft