best answer yet. the google c++ style guide is your friend, but you will be lucky to find code in the wild that adheres to the rules. i like this: C++11 ▶ Use only approved libraries and language extensions from C++11 (formerly known as C++0x). Currently, none are approved. brucee On 20 November 2012 13:24, Taj Khattra wrote: > > anyone sugest a project that I could look at that contains well written >> code? >> > > https://code.google.com/p/leveldb (mostly written by sanjay ghemawat i > believe) > > given its pedigree, it probably follows the google c++ style guide: > http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cppguide.xml > > -- Don't meddle in the mouth -- MVS (0416935147, +1-513-3BRUCEE)