NSISTENT.\rIfyouareeditingcode,takeafewminutestolookatthecodearoundyouanddetermineits\rstyle.Iftheyusespacesaroundtheirifclauses,youshould,too.Iftheircommentshavelittle\rboxesofstarsaroundthem,makeyourcommentshavelittleboxesofstarsaroundthemtoo.\rThepointofhavingstyleguidelinesistohaveacommonvocabularyofcodingsopeoplecan\rconcentrateonwhatyouaresaying,ratherthanonhowyouaresayingit.Wepresentglobal\rstylerulesheresopeopleknowthevocabulary.Butlocalstyleisalsoimportant.Ifcodeyou\raddtoafilelooksdrasticallydifferentfromtheexistingcodearoundit,thediscontinuitythrows\rreadersoutoftheirrhythmwhentheygotoreadit.Trytoavoidthis.\rOK,enoughwritingaboutwritingcode;thecodeitselfismuchmoreinteresting.Havefun!\rRevision3.180\rBenjyWeinberger\rCraigSilverstein\rGregoryEitzmann\rMarkMentovai\rTashanaLandray