On Sat, 28 May 2011 14:51:52 -0700, Jameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net> wrote:
> + if (NULL == str)
> + return NULL;
I haven't been blocking patches because of this, but can I please ask
everyone to not use the above style?
I understand that the above style is intended to generate a compiler
error in the case of the programmer mistyping '=' where '==' was
intended.
But I just can't stand this style.
It looks so unnatural to me to read "if some_value is some_variable"
instead of the natural "if some_variable is some_value".
Also, gcc is kind enough to warn ("suggest parentheses around assignment
used as truth value") in the case of "if (str = NULL)" anyway, so
there's no actual benefit to the unnatural style.
I really do want our code to be readable, and I think that little things
do make a difference.
Thanks for your attention, (and thanks for your patience if I seem off
my rocker).
-Carl