Style

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This style guide for CSE 143 contains a list of rules we expect you to follow when writing code. This document covers the entire quarter, so it is not meant to be something that you memorize and understand entirely through one read through. Rather, it is a reference containing details and examples in addition to the specific feedback provided by your instructors.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Google for original template for this guide. Thanks to Michelle and Michael, who provided several code examples and explanations that are used in this guide.

Contact information

Email fixes, suggestions, and clarifications to the head TAs.

Table of contents

• Source File Structure
• Formatting
• Class Design
• Naming
• Use of Types
• Efficiency and Redundancy
• Zen
• Forbidden Features