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CHAPTER 3 : General Principles
3.9 Distinguish between standards and guidelinesIt is necessary to slavishly follow some standards, such as those which ensure portability. Other standards, depending upon how you define them, may be more flexible. Thus the wording you use is important. "Don't" means never; "Avoid" means mostly never. Generally, reasons for going against standards should be negative. That is, you should only decide not to use a standard because, "Something bad will happen if I follow the standard," rather than, "Something good will happen if I don't follow the standard." Using this rule should help to prevent tricky code.
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