[ODE] Code quality

[Remi Ricard]

Hi Dave,


> Remi Ricard wrote:
>> So maybe we can define an style and stick to it and people submitting
>> patch must follow it or the one patching the code make sure the
>> indentation is respected.
> 
> For code formatting, how about running the code through a formatter before 
> checking it in? Artistic Style (http://astyle.sourceforge.net/) is free, 
> supports several standard formats, and is customizable.

But before doing that we need a standard.

> 
> For larger C++ design issues, how about adopting the book "C++ Coding 
> Standards" by Herb Sutter and Andrei Alexandrescu (part of "Bjarne 
> Stroustrup's C++ In Depth" series) as ODE's official guide? 
> (http://www.aw-bc.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0321113586,00.html)


By the way thanks for the link I will take a look at it.

Remi