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h1. Guidelines
h2. Documentation
* Use of ' when referencing a name like 'myVar'
* Use of " when referencing a value like "my string"
h2. Coding
See the prototypes for code reference : source:/prototypes.
h3. Some random rules
* We use "Allman style":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allman_style#Allman_style_.28bsd_in_Emacs.29 whith three spaces indentation, no tabulation.
* Try to minimize the use of dynamic allocation. Use constructor initializer to set non-pointer members.
* Use parameter references variable passing instead of pointers.
* Always have the design pattern "RAII":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Acquisition_Is_Initialization in mind.
* Avoid exception specification, see : http://www.ddj.com/architect/184401544
h2. Version number
A version number has three numbers plus a tag and some other information :
_<a>.<b>.<c> <tag> <date+time> <tree hash>_
_<a>_ : Major version
_<b>_ : Evolution
_<c>_ : Revision (bugfixes)
_<tag>_ : alpha | beta<num> | <nothing>
_<date+time>_ : Date and time of the built tree, for example : _2009-08-01 17:42Z_. See "ISO8601":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
_<tree hash>_ : The hash of the built tree, for example : "b53118220bb28abf649df43fc144cc21919b512e":http://git.euphorik.ch/index.cgi?p=aybabtu.git;a=tree;h=b53118220bb28abf649df43fc144cc21919b512e
For example (date, time and hash are omitted) :
* _1.0.0 alpha_ (first version)
* _1.0.0 beta1_
* _1.0.0 beta2_
* _1.0.0 beta3_
* *_1.0.0_* (stable version)
* _1.0.1_ (first revision)
* _1.0.2_ (second revision)
* _1.1.0 alpha_ (first evolution)
* _1.1.0 beta_
* *_1.1.0_*
* _1.1.1_
* etc..
h3. Beta and alpha versions
The alpha is a development version not yet finished only for developers.
The beta is an almost released version that can be public.
Only Alpha versions are built in Debug with full log enabled. All other versions are built in release mode.