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Fundamentals of Computer Programming

This document discusses coding standards and best practices for writing good code. It covers 4 key points: 1. Use descriptive and meaningful variable names. 2. Properly indent code for readability. 3. Liberal use of preprocessors to define constants and avoid hardcoding values. 4. Always debug code thoroughly using breakpoints and stepping through code before finalizing. Following these coding standards will help developers write better code and have success in their careers.

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Fundamentals of Computer Programming

This document discusses coding standards and best practices for writing good code. It covers 4 key points: 1. Use descriptive and meaningful variable names. 2. Properly indent code for readability. 3. Liberal use of preprocessors to define constants and avoid hardcoding values. 4. Always debug code thoroughly using breakpoints and stepping through code before finalizing. Following these coding standards will help developers write better code and have success in their careers.

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Fundamentals of Computer

Programming

Coding Standards

Lecture 19
Being a good developer
 Why would you want to be a good
developer? … well it is going to be the
bread and butter in your careers.
 If you make some good coding habits
now, they will pay dividends in the long
run
 The road to being a good developer
starts with following good coding
standards!
Coding Standards?

 These are general rules of writing


code … kindof similar to what we have
in English, like “thou shalt always start
a new paragraph with an
indentation/tab”

 The rules of coding a much cooler


than the English language … behold …
1. Variable Naming

int nCount; // and not ‘int a;’


char szFilename[MAX_PATH];
// and not ‘char arr[256];’
bool fValid; // and not ‘bool c;’

 ‘n’ in nCount means the variable is an int


 ‘sz’ in szFilename means the array will contain a string
terminated by 0
 ‘f’ in fValid means it’s a flag … i.e. true/false
2. Indentation in code
Bad Code Good Code
void main() void main()
{ {
int a=1; int a=1, b=2;
int b=2;
if(a!=b) if( a != b )
printf("\nHello"); {
printf(" World"); printf("\nHello");
for( int i=0;i<4;i++) printf(" World");
for( int j=0;j<4;j++) }
{
if(i==j) for( int i=0; i<4; i++)
printf("\n%d. Hey There", i ); for( int j=0; j<4; j++)
else {
printf("\n%d. Ho Ho Ho", i );} if( i == j )
printf("\nBye Bye" ); printf("\n%d. Hey There", i );
} else
printf( "\n%d. Ho Ho Ho", i );
}

printf("\nBye Bye" );
}
3. Liberal use of Preprocessors

Bad Code Good Code


#include <stdio.h> #include <stdio.h>

void main() #define MAX_NAME_LENGTH 50


{ #define MAX_NUM_OF_STUDENTS 100
char szNames[100][50];
void main()
{
for( int i=0; i<100; i++ )
char szName[MAX_NUM_OF_STUDENTS][MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
scanf("%s", &szNames[i] );
for( int i=0; i< MAX_NUM_OF_STUDENTS; i++ )
for( int j=0; j<100; j++ ) scanf("%c", &szNames[i] );
printf(“%s", szNames[j] );
} for( int j=0; j< MAX_NUM_OF_STUDENTS; j++ )
printf("%c", szNames[j] );
}
4. Always Debug your code
 Use breakpoints (F-9) and always run in
Debug mode (F-5)

 Step inside functions with F-11 key when


debugging to checkout if everything is good

 Always test your code with different input


data before signing off on code
That’s it …

Best of luck to you all …


and wish you a good
career ahead!

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