Erlang coding standards and good practices
Well, there is this http://www.erlang.se/doc/programming_rules.shtml. It's pretty comprehensive.
I don't know of one. Which is more readable to you? This:
init([]) ->
AChild = {'AName',{'AModule',start_link,[]},
permanent,2000,worker,['AModule']},
{ok,{{one_for_all,0,1}, [AChild]}}.
or this:
init([]) ->
AChild = {
'AName',
{'AModule', start_link, []},
permanent,
2000,
worker,
['AModule']
},
{
ok,
{
{one_for_all,0,1},
[AChild]
}
}.
or this:
init([]) ->
AChild = { 'AName'
, {'AModule', start_link, []}
, permanent
, 2000
, worker
, ['AModule'] }
{ ok,
{ {one_for_all,0,1}
, [AChild] } }.
I like the last one, but consistency is most important. So I suggest defining a standard that works for you.
There is a tool called Elvis that can be used to enforce a coding style, but the default rules are those from Inaka (the creators) rather than defaults for the Erlang community as a whole.