Searching the C Code Convention

[opal void]

Searching the C Code Convention

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[pure ore]

There is no the C code convention.

[gilded rivet]

You mean best coding practices?

I'm not aware of any resources for that either; it tends to be quite subjective and up to the programmers

https://nullprogram.com/blog/2023/10/08/
This isn't a complete guide that covers all features of the language, but I think it's quite a good style guide

[charred forum]

https://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-c-manual/gnu-c-manual.html
Complete C guide, and covers all features of the language.

[pure ore]

?

[gilded rivet]

Probably not what OP was asking for

[opal void]

that looks close to what im asking for

like this
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/codeconventions-150003.pdf

[gilded rivet]

That C reference manual is literally just a syntax sheet, not a style guide

[opal void]

hmm mostly ye

what is the difference between syntax and style ?

[pure ore]

Syntax is the rules, styles are possible variations within those rules.

[opal void]

yes and in the code conventions it shows some styles and prohibits anything else

i can write
int x = 8,
b =9;

Or

Int x =5;
int b =6;

and it doesnt encourage

int x=4, b=6;

a while statement has only one style.
what else can there be ?

if it shows only one, it excludes anything else

because otherwhise it would mean we would have 1000 styles and everyone can be in a situation to need to learn another style just to understand the code

[wheat magnet]

I like that one https://barrgroup.com/embedded-systems/books/embedded-c-coding-standard

[opal void]

that looks like the best ive seen so far

i think i take that

4times the amount of pages as the java convention 😂

[wheat magnet]

yes but they explain their choices using "rationals"

[deft summit]

@opal void there are many, I like https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html the most

and I mean many competing ones

and to quote very beginning of that document, because someone sent some GNU link (although not for coding convention):

First off, I’d suggest printing out a copy of the GNU coding standards, and NOT read it. Burn them, it’s a great symbolic gesture.

[deft summit]

oh, that's horrible, the second example

[opal void]

burn gnu link ?

it looks diffferent

[deft summit]

they've sent C compiler manual, but it also containts examples in the shitty convention iirc

but there exists GNU coding convention document as well

ignore it :P

[opal void]

the gnu c-manual explains integere very detailed

[gilded rivet]

Yes, because it's a syntax manual and not a style guide

[opal void]

ok then im looking for a syntax sheet

which one you cann suggest @gilded rivet

[deft summit]

then it sounds you are looking for C book

lol

[deft summit]

but earlier you explicitly showed examples on coding style matters

just two completely different things, learning about C and its data types

and learning how to format your code for readability

[opal void]

isnt that included in the code convention ?

for java it looks like this

the gnu c manual looks more detailed

but its even better that way

understanding the tools, Syntax and types

[deft summit]

there's no requirement, no official standard, no single style of writing C code

different projects, different styles

there's a core type system in C and that's a part of the standard

unrelated to code formatting

the formatting is a matter of preferences, taste, agreement in project/team

for learning what data types you have you learn C, the C programming language, it is separate from choosing a formatting style

note there are publicly available final drafts of the C standard document (the official final document is paid), but not the best learning material at the beginning