Since I'm so tired of seeing scrappy and illegible PHP code, I've decided to put up some tips for good and readable PHP coding.
* Always have function names and variable names in lower case, and any words in them separated by underscores
* Always capitalise
NULL
* Always capitalise constants
* Always use the proper C-style condition symbols, e.g.
&&
instead of
and
, and
||
instead of
or
* Always enclose separate condition clauses in brackets, e.g.
if(($a==1) || ($b==1))
, not
if($a==1 || $b==1)
* Always put block brackets on new lines, and indent the block contents, e.g.
if($a==1)
{
, not
if($a==1) {
, and
}
else
{
, not
} else {
* Always contract blocks when possible (if blocks with only one line of code in the block are a prime target)
Use contracted if statements when possible,
e.g.
($a=($b==1)?'hello':'goodbye';)
Sunday, December 16, 2007
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