On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 12:07:24PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> I haven't asked people why they choose to write like this:
>
> char* string;
>
> beyond "that is how we were taught and what we are used to".
I have seen it in C++ code and recommended many years ago on
comp.lang.c++. The argument was something along the lines of:
1. It's good to keep type information together, especially in C++
where you are often doing things like using types as template
parameters.
2. The fact that "char* foo, bar" doesn't do what you want isn't
relevant if you have a style guideline not to declare two variables
on the same line (because it's easier to notice both if they each
get their own line, and because in C++ you can declare closer to
the point of use).
But that is me paraphrasing an argument I read on usenet almost 10 years
ago, so I may be entirely misremembering (and please don't flame me; I
am presenting it for anthropological curiosity, not because I believe we
should use that style).
-Peff
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