The Importance of Coding Styles within Industries

There exist common conventions and styles that try to improve the readability and maintainability of software code. It is common for industrial projects to work with these coding practices. Teams adopt or adapt coding styles, and in some cases, they are mandatory. This means coding practices are an integral part of software development. This research will try to find a greater understanding of coding styles within industries. Firstly, a literature review of coding styles with non-semantic consequences and their effects was done. Then, a survey was used to find information about how coding styles are used in companies and finding a difference in the coding styles by looking at the experience. Nearly all participants used coding styles such as Naming Conventions, Brackets and Indention rules.