Coding conventions: CONSISTENCY and CLARITY

Each of the previous layout and naming conventions are suggestions. The most important thing to do when you write computer programs is to make the program as easy to read and understand as possible. This means that your choice of the conventions you choose to follow should be guided by a desire to improve the clarity of your program.

It is important to understand that most major programming projects are a team effort. It is very important that members of the team are able to understand each others' work. This is most easily achieved if all team members follow the same conventions, but if this is not possible each member should at least be consistent in his or her own work.