Do's and Don'ts

Please...

• initialize ALL variables even if they are set few lines later
  
• write log lines as single line
• write unit tests for methods and messages
• write unit tests for everything, even if it is complicated and takes 1 hour
  
• use stack variables if possible, avoid pointers
• remember that anything is a UTF-8 string
• if a message handler fails and returns apStatus != Ok, then also fill sComment
• if you write a new module, try to make it run without your new module
• prefer tests in module rather than in the test module

Never ever...

• use non-ASCII characters in code, e.g. "ä". The compiler might see 2 bytes instead of one character
• do anything that can fail in a contructor
• do bullshit
  

Platform notes:

• do not initialize SAutoPtr pMyClass = new MyClass(). This does not work with gcc. Write: SAutoPtr pMyClass(new MyClass()) or SAutoPtr pMyClass; pMyClass = new MyClass();

Coding Conventions

Please...

• UpperCamelCase Classes: class Class {};
• lowerCamelCase methods: myMethod() {}
  
• prefix pointers with "p": Pointer pPointer = new Pointer();
  
• prefix int (unsigned, long, short) with "n": int nCount = 1;
• prefix SString with "s": SString sString;
• prefix char* (const char*) with "sz": const char* szString = "String"; SString sString = szString;
• prefix float (and double) with "f": double fValue = 0.0;
• lowerCamelCase objects and C++ references of stack/instance variables: MyClass myClass; and MyClass& myClass;