- Update an example to omit the blank line between C and C++ #includes.
- Rewrite the paragraph about #include ordering.
- Clarify namespace closing comments.
- Discourage const references for input arguments which are aliased beyond
the scope of the function call.
- Replace all '&' with '&'.
- Clarify that interfaces must have virtual destructors.
- Add an explicit example for |else if|.
- C++11 updates.
Update Objective-C style guide to 2.36:
- Remove requirement to list @dynamic implementations.
- Remove requirement to never synthesize CFType properties, since they may
be retained on 10.6.
- Use __weak and __strong type declaration modifiers rather than comments.
- Make the copyright/license information consistent.
- An example initializer comment revealed too much about the implementation.
- Correct spelling mistakes.
- Fix names that didn't follow Cocoa conventions.
- Fix examples to conform to style.
- Add a section about no braces for empty interfaces.
- Add a section about automatically synthesized instance variables.
- Codify avoidance of accessors in -init and -dealloc methods.
- Changes for the 80-column rule.
- Weaken the language around object ownership type qualifiers.
- Document the rules for formatting blocks.
Update JavaScript style guide to 2.27:
- Introduce EcmaScript 5 Strict verbiage.
- Add a note about private constructors.
- Simplify explanations about JSDoc comments.
- Sort the JSDoc tags.
- Remove the sections about type-checking now that the JSDoc tags and JS
types are no longer one table.
- Convert <tt> to <code>, because the XSL processor eats <tt>.
- Add @suppress.
- Mark @inheritDoc deprecated in favor of @override.
- Add a section about inner classes and enums being defined in the same file
as the top-level class they are defined on.
Update Python style guide to 2.28:
- Change "Naming" summary to match body.
- Make the prohibition against backslash line continuation explicit.
- Update the TODO section to match the C++ style guide.
- Declare Python code without a shebang line to be stylish.
- Clarify rules on function docstrings.
- Fix spelling errors.
- Update with styleguide.xsl 1.33.
Update styleguide.xsl to 1.33:
- Clean up style guide JS.
- Links to anchor tags auto-expand.
- Revise "Smart Pointers" section.
- Clarify that it's OK to have spaces after '#' in a preprocessor directive,
even though '#' itself must not be indented.
- Revise "TODO Comments" section.
- Fix wording.
- Explicitly recommend foo.h be the first file #included by foo_test.cc.
Update Objective-C style guide to 2.24:
- Clarify the spacing of @property declarations.
- Add "Overridden NSObject Method Placement" section.
- Explicitly permit blank lines around @interface, @implementation, and @end.
Update JavaScript style guide to 2.20:
- Provide additional guidance with respect to the compiler.
- Add {function(new:Type)} as a type syntax for constructors of Type.
- Revise "Method and Function Comments" section.
- Harmonize text and example in the "Passing Anonymous Functions" section.
- Explicitly state that @param and @return types must be enclosed in braces.
- Add documentation on the UNKNOWN type.
- Replace a CODE_SNIPPET with BAD_CODE_SNIPPET in the "Internet Explorer's
Conditional Comments" section.
- Remove a redundant "Expand for more information" in the "Naming" section
and fully spell out "information" in the "Code Formatting" section.
- Provide a positive example in the "Multiline string literals" section.
- Provide guidance for indentation within nested functions.
Update Python style guide to 2.20:
- Clarify shebang rule.
- Add leading blank line exception.
- Improve guidance for function definition comments.
- Tweak class comment example to not violate type naming guidelines.
Update Objective-C style guide to 2.21:
- Prohibit +new.
Update JavaScript style guide to 2.9:
- Add new "Function Declarations Within Blocks" section.
- Add new "Internet Explorer's Conditional Comments" section.
- Add new "Alias long type names to improve readability" section.
- Add @lends.
- Forbid the use of operator synonyms such as "and."
- Specify the naming convention (OrDie) to use when a function has
crash-on-failure semantics.
- Allow static const data members to be non-private.
- Specify placement of friend declarations.
- Require each file to include headers that they use.
Update Objective-C style guide to 2.18:
- Prefer @optional to informal protocols when possible.
- Specify formatting for invoking methods.
- Require that -dealloc be easy to review.
- Make the messaging on DISALLOW_EVIL_CONSTRUCTORS more clear that we should
not be rewriting old code but should simply prefer DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN
on new code.
- s/Initializer Lists/Constructor Initializer Lists/ since people search for
this based on knowing it's part of the constructor, but forget the precise
name.
- Allow data members in a test fixture to be private.
- Loosen restrictions on globals.
- Add explicit guideline for nested namespace formatting.
- Strengthen the prohibition against operator overloading for operator&.
- Add recommendation for "_" over "-" in file names.
- Revise the "Copy Constructors" section for brevity and clarity. Emphasize
preference for standard over nonstandard copy operations.
- Weaken the wording at the top of the "Doing Work in Constructors" section,
making it clear that Init() methods are not absolutely required for
non-trivial initialization.
- Fix minor typos and grammatical errors.
Update Objective-C style guide to 2.14:
- Add the Rule of Four for indenting parameters. Allow either of two forms
for formatting methods with short first keywords.
- Update the guidance on BOOL vs. bool.
- Whitespace cleanup.
Update Python style guide to 2.14:
- Consolidate discussion of the string module, apply, map, filter, and reduce
into a single section.
- Make it explicit that functions and classes can be nested inside methods.
- Clarify that a "very strong convention" is, in fact, only very strong
within Google code
- Update the style guide with an additional naming possibility for enums:
kEnumName
- Reword the summary for the section on header file dependencies
- Simplify wording regarding static variables
Update Objective-C style guide to 2.11:
- Provide guidance on when to use #import and #include
- Display revision in style guide
Update styleguide.xsl with a hint of things to come
Set svn:eol-style on xmlstyle.html
- Change list of permitted Boost libraries
- Permit one space before // in a new {scope}
- Grammar fix!
Update Objective-C style guide:
- Link spacing changes only
