Thread: stylistic question =) which file should I read first?

Hi,

say I was commenting on a OOP collection of header and cpp files.

which one would I consider my "main" file, the one with "main" in it?

So, if I was reading someone else's code, would I start by looking for the file with main in it (if it wasn't obvious)? Or, would I start by checking the header files?

And, say, if I was commenting on a collection of such header/cpp files, would I treat the one with "main" in it, as the main one, or the first header?

Thanks,

Originally Posted by Elysia

There are not good answers to this question.
main can be anywhere, and it's up the programmer(s) to choose what the file it's in to be called. There may even be multiple mains in different files as long as they're conditionally compiled somehow (such that no two mains end up in the main executable). The only thing you can say is that main is most likely not in a header. I would consider that bad practice.

cool. thanks for the quick response.

Will just have to navigate my way through, via trial and error, and see how the winds blow =)