Etymology

Allman style

Today it means: An indentation style for source code in which the brace associated with a control statement is placed on the following line, indented to the same level as the control statement. Statements within the braces are indented to the next level. Full definition →

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The story

Named after American computer programmer Eric Paul Allman (born 1955).

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