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From: Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Which code style do you prefer the most?
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2025 15:53:15 +0100
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On 02.03.2025 15:20, Michael S wrote:
> On Sun, 02 Mar 2025 06:00:13 -0800
> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> wrote:
>>
>> It's called Whitesmith (Whitesmiths?) style.  It is (or was?)
>> used in PJ Plauger's company, who IIANM among other things wrote
>> one of the first C compilers done outside of Bell Labs.
>>
>> For those who don't recognize the name, PJ Plauger was involved
>> in C standardization efforts from an early date, and was a member
>> of WG14 for more than 20 years even after the first C standard
>> was published.

I know him and his reputation but nonetheless don't like that
formatting style. - But thanks for letting us know the source.

> In his younger years he was rather well-regarded SF author.

(Never heard of his SF writings. But there's so many SF authors
and yet more different SF styles, and preferences vary anyway.)

> In his more advanced years specialized on supplying STL to C++ compiler
> vendors.

I sort of know him from (I think) a C++ standard library book;
I thought it was earlier in the 90's but it was maybe this one:
"The Draft Standard C++ Library" (1995). - I don't think that
above mentioned formatting style was advertised in this book.
(But I've only faint memories here.)

Janis