Coding Conventions

1. Tabs are 4 characters.

2. The (soft) limit on the length of lines is 120 characters.

3. Placement of braces (as in the linux kernel coding style):

if (x > 5) {
    decrease(x);
    ...
}

Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will do. Place braces like this:

if (condition)
    action();
if (condition)
    do_this();
else
    do_that();

but in an if-else-statement treat both parts the same:

if (condition) {
    do_this();
    do_that();
} else {
    otherwise();
}

4. Spaces

In a function definition:

EdgeSet validActions(State s){
    EdgeSet actions;
    ...
    return actions;
}

Place the * of pointers before the variable name rather than after the type:

char nucleotide, *sequence;
double *x;

Place a space after enumerating commas:

if (parse(x, y, z))
    do(a)

Do not place any trailing white spaces at the very end of a line.

Use one space around (on each side of) most binary and ternary operators, such as any of these:

= + - < > * / % | & ^ <= >= == != ? :

use a space after the keywords if, switch, case, for, do, while, e.g.

for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    do(i);
}