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removed a sentence stating that var++ and ++var are the same
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Perhaps the most essential thing to define is the naming convention (that is, how functions, structures, types, macros, variables etc. are named) in the interface (see [[#Interfaces, Implementations, and Black Boxes|Interfaces, Implementations and Black Boxes]] below for more details). This is less important for internal (e.g. ''static'' in C) functions which are not exposed, though it's good practice to keep the same standards everywhere.
The last concern is the method that is used to accomplish certain tasks that are used in multiple places across the OS. For example,
Fortunately, with the evolution of modern IDEs, following the coding conventions of a project has become a simple matter of setting up te IDE to use the correct encoding/tab policy/headers, and using the IDE's automated source formatting utilities to produce correctly formatted source files. Some IDEs can even create the heading comment block directly at the start of each source file you create, so that you only have to fill in the gaps.
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