Why Use Style?
Like commenting, style benefits the programmer, not the computer. That is not completely true, since the use of consistent style and commenting can result in a clearer thought process, which in turn has a positive influence on the code. Still, the primary beneficiary of good coding style is the programmer. And also as with comments, there are many practical reasons to employ good coding style in your applications.
Readability
Coding style improves the readability of your code by giving it a clean, consistent, and uncluttered look. This helps the programmer and the reviewer in visually scanning the code when looking for problems.
Grouping of Logic
By placing blank lines between logically related groups of statements, you clearly ...
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