Talk:C++ Programming/Conventions
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[edit] Proposed Conventions
This page describes proposed conventions that should be followed in editing this book. As a general rule, all guidelines from Wikibooks:Manual_of_Style are in effect. These conventions are not adopted / contested / resolved yet. Add and explain your proposals here and a warning on the main talk page of the book. Please remember to sign and date proposals.
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Proposals (now inactive for more than 7 days) should be moved to the Archive2 after some references are added to the proper proposal location.
[edit] Prefer hyphenation
I propose that hyphenation should be preferred (as in used if possible) on the book. Basically hyphens are meant to aid comprehension and defining this convention would provide standardization to the content.
Did a search on google also "convention of hyphen of words technical": this one resumes my views on the issue, I also have been examining the C++ Standard and made a quick review on some of my favorite technical books and this seems to be a common practice on more technical books (the use of the hyphen). I understand that goes some what against a previous convention as (From Wikipedia:) British English tends towards hyphenation (pre-school) whereas American English tends towards omission of the hyphen (preschool). (w:English compound, w:Hyphen ). --Panic (talk) 19:11, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
