Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cuddled else

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Cuddled else
Dicdef of a slang expression regarding computer programming typography style, with examples. No potential for expansion. &mdash;Wahoofive (talk) 23:03, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, code layout conventions are encyclopedic. Kappa 07:16, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as neologism (it gets only 150 googles, which is very little for a computer-related concept). And the information in the article is trivial. Radiant_* 12:33, May 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, neologism not in widespread use, trivial content with no potential to become encyclopedic. Would Kappa also say that line-numbering conventions in BASIC are encyclopedic?  Variable capitalization conventions in Visual C++?  The convention for what column holds the continuation indicator for commands longer than 80 characters in FORTRAN?  All are code layout conventions of at least as much significance as whether a THEN clause's end-brace and an ELSE clause's start-brace are on the same line as the "else" keyword between them.  I could imagine finding them somewhere in Wikibooks, but as a programmer for over a quarter-century, I can say that none of these are significant enough for a WP article.  Barno 17:51, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Not too sure about the FORTRAN one. The others are certainly part of the sum of human knowledge. Kappa 07:36, 12 May 2005 (UTC)


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