Posted by Rik on 03/15/07 15:50

laverdir <MOVE-RE_ME_laverdir@post.t-com.hr> wrote:
> Steve wrote:
>> "laverdir" <MOVE-RE_ME_laverdir@post.t-com.hr> wrote:
>> | <SNIP hardy legible query>

>> surely $query doesn't look like this in your code. i assume it looks
>> like shit here b/c of the way your usenet client wrapped the
>> text...right. i'd be a fool to believe anyone would intentionally
>> create unmanageble inline sql statements. i mean, everyone knows that
>> some employers would pass over otherwise qualified applicants
>> otherwise. i'm sure the statement you have in real life looks something
>> like this:
>> <SNIP formatted query>
>>
> it looked similar to this when the query was in
> designing proces, but then squizeed to one line
> for space saving..

Do you pay for spaces? I'd hardly think so. Having newlines & spaces:
- has close to no impact on PHP and/or MySQL's speed of interpretation.
- has zero impact on the bandwidth used to clients.
- is really a help when having to work on the code later.

If the spaces are the difference between fitting in the hosting plan or
not you're going to need more room in future anyway. Removing this
formatting from the code is only usefull when it's send to clients, like
javascript. (Or when you have a grudge against fellow/future coders on the
project, including yourself).

Moral of the story: keep nice formatting.
--
Rik Wasmus
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