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I didn't look up the exact wording, but it's a paraphrase of the second part of Commandment 8 in the version you linked. I think I'd conflated it somewhat with
by taneq 4y ago
I didn't look up the exact wording, but it's a paraphrase of the second part of Commandment 8 in the version you linked. I think I'd conflated it somewhat with another one (not in that version, there are a few around though) about not using the preprocessor to turn C into a different language.
- mmphosis 4y agoThou shalt make thy program's purpose and structure clear to thy fellow man by using the One True Brace Style, even if thou likest it not, for thy creativity is better used in solving problems than in creating beautiful new impediments to understanding. I'd rather strive for beauty and try to avoid impediments. Even though "Brace Style" is loaded with impediments, I'll stick to Brace Style when writing C code. Any C macros I might write are weird enough already.