Re: C++ Primer ex 4.30
* Victor Bazarov:
James Kanze wrote:
On Jul 24, 3:18 pm, "Victor Bazarov" <v.Abaza...@comAcast.net> wrote:
[...]
std::string s1("first");
std::string s2("second");
std::string s3(s1 + " " + s2);
And really there is no sense to have three separate statements
to declare/define those objects (unless your company's stupid
coding standard requires those),
Or unless you want other people to be able to read and maintain
your code. C++ declaration syntax is already bad enough without
abusing it.
so I'd write
std::string s1("first"), s2("second"), s3(s1 + " " + s2);
So that the first professional who comes along, and is concerned
with maintainability, would have to rewrite it. That's a very
good example of something you should not do.
I just love how easy it is to get into a religious war over a non-
issue like that.
Heya Victor, I think James' follow up was quite reasonable; you was the
one using loaded words like "stupid". And I agree with James. Not only
is the source code more readable with separate declarations, it's also a
convention that helps avoid some simple errors, it better supports
editing, and it better supports debugging because you can run up to a
given declaration, so it's not religious, just what's practical in C++.
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