Re: [Help-smalltalk] Coding style

[Paolo Bonzini]

> Some people on IRC told me a more lisp-ish style would be more
> appropriate, 'no dangling brackets':
>
>    [[socket isNil
>       ifTrue:
>          [
>             [| conn |
>             trycnt := trycnt + 1.
>
>
> This is of course more compact, but I consider the first example more
> readable. Of course in the end it's a matter of taste. But what style
> do you recommend?

I will often use a mixture, based on the length of the block.  For short 
blocks, I don't go to a new line; for longer ones, I use the style in 
your first example (the one I snipped).

Even when using the style I cite above, I will always put something 
after a keyword, unlike your example (i.e. I would have started the new 
line after "ifTrue: [").

The conversion tool generates code in the latter format, so soon enough 
the source code will all be in this format.

Paolo