Formatting

Formatting

Why?

• If the code is a mess, it usually leads to other problems. Ex: Security...
• Quality is found in the attention to details
• It is a must
• Choose a bundle of rules to properly format and always use them

Vertical Formatting

Make your code breath

• Complete idea => grouped lines represent a complete idea
• Density => Reduce the effort needed to comprehend the code
• Distance between entities => 
  • Local variables => As near as possible to their use
  • Member variables => Grouped at top of the class
  • Methods with dependencies => Natural calling order, unless there is conceptual affinity...

Horizontal Formatting

Be uniform above all

• Spaces in the right areas
• Spaces are for separation, distinction
• Alignment
• Indentation