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MATLAB Programming Style Guidelines Richard Johnson Version October 2002Copyright 2002 Datatool Language is like a cracked kettle on which we beat tunes to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity. Gustave Flaubert, in Madame BovaryTable of Contents 2Naming 6Files and 6M 6Input and 9Layout, Comments and 10White 13IntroductionAdvice on writing MATLAB code usually addresses efficiency concerns, with recommendations such as Don t use loops. This document is different. Its concerns are correctness, clarity and generality. The goal of these Guidelines is to help produce code that is more likely to be correct, understandable, sharable and maintainable.

Introduction Advice on writing MATLAB code usually addresses efficiency concerns, with recommendations such as “Don’t use loops.” This document is different. Its concerns are correctness, clarity and generality.

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