Bill Baxter wrote:
> Georg Wrede wrote:
> 
>> Only an idiot would spread the attribute over several pages.
>>
>> This of course means that if one has a class or simply a list of definitions, that starts to grow multi-line, there comes a point where the attribute envelope should be deleted and the definitions attributed individually. (A good text editor should do this, btw.)
> 
> Good point.  A rule of thumb may be that the attribute should never be more than 1/2 a page of code away from where it applies.  If it starts to get more than that, then you should switch your style (perhaps to labeling every function a la Java.)
> 
> --bb

Proponents of attribute blocks might say that one of the intended uses of it is when you have lots of declarations (ie, more that 1/2 pages of code).

Anyways, I'm also not a fan of attribute blocks. For one reason, because I like each definition to be self-contained. Second, because I like to group related functions together, and often these groups have mixed protections (private, public, protected, etc.). If I was to use attribute blocks I would have to bundle all private methods of the scope together, all public methods together, etc..

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