Working on a style guide

[Phil Bull]

Hi Matt,

On Sun, 2009-06-14 at 16:10 +0100, Matthew East wrote:
> It sounds good, but don't we already have a style guide? Wouldn't it
> be better to work on identifying the weaknesses in the existing one
> and improving it rather than writing a new one from scratch?

It depends on how suitable the current style guide is for its target
audience (us, new contributors, etc). We should start by defining
precisely what the style guide should be and what it should achieve.
Once we know what the aims of the document are, then we can see whether
the old material is compatible with those aims or not.

So, what exactly do people expect from a style guide? What questions are
people likely to have about style, and what should people know about our
style?

Thanks,

Phil

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