Results of "curly brace" survey.

Michael Campbell <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.ajug.members
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As many of you will remember (and thanks to everyone who filled it
out!), I submitted a survey of some code style questions to the AJUG
mailing list a week or so ago and promised to let everyone know what
the output was.  I submit these without comment or analysis.  Where
there was an obvious choice in an "other" answer, I folded it up into
that answer.

I apologize for the formatting; I don't have a paid surveymonkey
account, so had to cut/paste and try to clean it up as best I could.

If you have any questions let me know and I'll try to answer as best I can.

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Response Summary
Total Started Survey: 57
Total Finished Survey: 57  (100%)

PAGE: 1
Where do you put your opening curly braces?
- answered question 57
- skipped question 0

End of the current line. 71.9% (41)
Beginning of the next line, no further indents past current
indentation level. 21.1% (12)
Beginning of the next line, indented past current indentation level. 7.0% (4)

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Do you use tabs or spaces to indent?
- answered question 57
- skipped question 0

Tabs. 36.8% (21)
Spaces. 52.6% (30)
Mixed tabs and spaces. 10.5% (6)

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How many spaces (or spaces per tab) is your indent level?
- answered question 54
- skipped question 3


2 (Two) 16.7% (9)
4 (Four) 81.5% (44)
8 (Eight) 1.9% (1)
Other (4)

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Is your code style (brace placement, indent level, tabs/spaces)
mandated or personal choice?
- answered question 57
- skipped question 0

Mandated. 31.6% (18)
Personal choice. 68.4% (39)
Other (4)

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If you could change your curly brace placement policy, what would you
change it to?
- answered question 52
- skipped question 5

I would change to "end of line". 9.6% (5)
I would change to "start of new line, no further indents." 9.6% (5)
I would change to "start of new line, indented past current level." 3.8% (2)
I am happy with my current policy; I would not change. 76.9% (40)
Other (4)
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