Posted by Moot on 12/05/06 13:11

editormt wrote:
> A recent poll asked if programming standards are used by development
> organisations... and if they are controlled.
>
> None: 20%
> Yes, but without control: 49%
> Yes, with control: 31%
>
> Participants: 369
>
> Source: Methods & Tools (http://www.methodsandtools.com)
>
> A majority of the participating organisations have coding standards...
> and a majority does not control them ;o) What is the situation at your
> location? Does this lack of control really hurt?

So it's not so much coding standards as coding "suggestions" :-p

I've only worked in the coding suggestion type of environment. On a
team of less than a dozen, I don't think it really hurts to have one
person do something slightly different than another. Sure, sometimes
it can be annoying, but not intolerable. I'd say that for larger
groups, though, enforcement is much more important.

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