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Page "StyleGuide" was changed by MarkDoliner
Diff URL: <https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/StyleGuide?action=diff&version=9>
Revision 9
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Index: StyleGuide
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--- StyleGuide (version: 8)
+++ StyleGuide (version: 9)
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
  * A space in front of = and ( except for function calls. e.g.:
 {{{
 #!c
-for (i = 0; i < x; i++) ..
+for (i = 0; i < x; i++) {
+        ...
+}
 
 some_function(var1, var2);
 }}}
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@
 #!c
 // don't use this style--we don't like it
 
-/* Use this kind of comment for a single line... */
+/* Use this kind of comment for a single line. */
 
 /* And if you have a comment spanning multiple lines,
  * have a neat column of stars to the left!
@@ -78,8 +80,9 @@
 {
         /* misc, other */
 }
+}}}
 
 
 == Variable Declarations ==
- * Prefer declaring each variable on its own line. This makes diffs easier to read and reduces churn.
+ * Prefer declaring each variable on its own line. This makes diffs easier to read and reduces churn. It also makes the code more clear when one variable is given an initial value but another is not.
  * Use const for variables that don't need to change or be deallocated.
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