What is a programming style guide?
Coding styles are very personal, and every developer has their own preferred style. These styles can vary from language to language, from person to person, and over time. The personal nature of coding styles can make it difficult to have a consistent and readable code base when numerous individuals are contributing to the code.
While most developers might have their own preferred styles, the recommended or preferred style between languages can vary. As an example, in C#, when we name a method or function, it is preferred that we use Pascal case, which is similar to camel case except the first letter is capitalized. In most other languages, such as C, Objective-C, and Java, it is also recommended that we use camel case, where the first letter is lowercase.
The best applications are coded so they are easy to maintain and the code is easy to read. It is hard for large projects and companies with many developers to have code that is easy...
