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Subject:Re: Font choices From:Suzanne Chiles <suzchiles -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Liz Tam <ltam -at- ariba -dot- com> Date:Wed, 1 Dec 2010 11:39:57 -0800
Each language should have its own conventions, which should be followed when
citing that language.
Suzanne
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Liz Tam <ltam -at- ariba -dot- com> wrote:
> IMO, the Microsoft style conventions might not be suitable for APIs or
> other environments where the symbols Microsoft uses as delimiters (angle
> brackets, square brackets, etc.) have literal meanings. For example, most
> programming languages use square brackets to indicate arrays. In Un*x
> shells, angle brackets and pipes (|)direct input and output.
>
> --
Suzanne Chiles
suzchiles -at- gmail -dot- com
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