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| + | * C++ programming style is preferrable. For example, in variable declarations, pointers and references should have their reference symbol next to the type rather than to the name. Variables should be initialized where they are declared, and should be declared where they are used. | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indent_style#Variant:_1TBS One-true-brace ident style] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragma_once Coding header files] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragma_once Coding header files] | ||
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* Learn from examples and use coding approaches from third-party software | * Learn from examples and use coding approaches from third-party software | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 20 May 2010
Contents
Coding
- C++ programming style is preferrable. For example, in variable declarations, pointers and references should have their reference symbol next to the type rather than to the name. Variables should be initialized where they are declared, and should be declared where they are used.
- One-true-brace ident style
- Coding header files
- Learn from examples and use coding approaches from third-party software
Commenting
- Place Doxygen comments in header files (before declarations of namespaces/classes/structs/typedefs/macros) and main source files (for documenting tools and tests)
- Use double forward slash for short comments in the code
C++
- Mixing C/C++
- Provide main API in C
- Use plain C unless you need flexible data structures or STL/Boost functionality
- Template C++ is preferrable from the point of view of runtime performance
- Mind the life cycle of objects: Default constructor Copy constructor, Destructor
- Force C++ linking
General
- Don't use non-standard functions, like itoa
- Handling program arguments (avoid
argpsince it is not supported on many platforms) - Dynamic loading of shared libraries
