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code formatters

Posted by Jody Brown on November 22, 2001 at 5:07 PM

Matt,

Interesting that you brought up code formatters. I sometimes find that a tool that is supposed to "aid" development can cause more problems. I use Visual Age at work for my development, for my sins. Not only does it have a code formatter, it is customisable. If you want curly brackets on the same line, you can configure it. If you want them on to appear on their own lines, you can configure it. All it takes is a CTRL-W and all your code is nicely formatted just the way that you like it. This is fine, until you are working in a team development. Try doing a code merge where different developers have been making changes to the same section of code but use different settings. Personal choice is great, though sometimes at a cost.

• Code Formatter Matt Gerrans November 23, 2001 at 2:32 AM (0)