Focus Your Attention with the Help of Conventions
A set of conventions is one of the intellectual tools used to manage complexity. Earlier chapters talk about specific conventions. This section lays out the benefits of conventions with many examples.
Cross-Reference
For an analysis of the value of conventions as they apply to program layout, see "How Much Is Good Layout Worth?" and "Objectives of Good Layout" in Layout Fundamentals.
Many of the details of programming are somewhat arbitrary. How many spaces do you indent a loop? How do you format a comment? How should you order class routines? Most of the questions like these have several correct answers. The specific way in which such a question is answered is less important than that it be answered ...
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