Use markdown

because the rst wasn't formatting and we use md for everything else in this repo, and in a document that talks about consistency...
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General Style General Style
------------- -------------
- 4 spaces to indent, for consistency with Matrix Python. - 4 spaces to indent, for consistency with Matrix Python.
- Max line width: 79 chars (with flexibility to overflow by a "few chars" if - Max line width: 79 chars (with flexibility to overflow by a "few chars" if
the overflowing content is not semantically significant and avoids an the overflowing content is not semantically significant and avoids an
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"bad" // Bad "bad" // Bad
'good' // Good 'good' // Good
- Use parentheses instead of '\\' for line continuation where ever possible - Use parentheses instead of '\\' for line continuation where ever possible
- Open braces on the same line (consistent with Node):: - Open braces on the same line (consistent with Node):
```
if (x) { if (x) {
console.log("I am a fish"); // Good console.log("I am a fish"); // Good
} }
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{ {
console.log("I am a fish"); // Bad console.log("I am a fish"); // Bad
} }
- Spaces after `if`, `for`, `else` etc, no space around the condition:: ```
- Spaces after `if`, `for`, `else` etc, no space around the condition:
```
if (x) { if (x) {
console.log("I am a fish"); // Good console.log("I am a fish"); // Good
} }
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if ( x ) { if ( x ) {
console.log("I am a fish"); // Bad console.log("I am a fish"); // Bad
} }
```
- Declare one variable per var statement (consistent with Node). Unless they - Declare one variable per var statement (consistent with Node). Unless they
are simple and closely related. If you put the next declaration on a new line, are simple and closely related. If you put the next declaration on a new line,
treat yourself to another `var`:: treat yourself to another `var`:
```
var key = "foo", var key = "foo",
comparator = function(x, y) { comparator = function(x, y) {
return x - y; return x - y;
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var x = 0; var x = 0;
var y = 0; // Also fine var y = 0; // Also fine
- A single line `if` is fine, all others have braces. This prevents errors when adding to the code.:: ```
- A single line `if` is fine, all others have braces. This prevents errors when adding to the code.:
```
if (x) return true; // Fine if (x) return true; // Fine
if (x) { if (x) {
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if (x) if (x)
return true; // Not fine return true; // Not fine
- Terminate all multi-line lists with commas:: ```
- Terminate all multi-line lists with commas:
```
var mascots = [ var mascots = [
"Patrick", "Patrick",
"Shirley", "Shirley",
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"Susan", "Susan",
"Sir Arthur David", // Good "Sir Arthur David", // Good
]; ];
```
- Use `null`, `undefined` etc consistently with node: - Use `null`, `undefined` etc consistently with node:
Boolean variables and functions should always be either true or false. Don't set it to 0 unless it's supposed to be a number. Boolean variables and functions should always be either true or false. Don't set it to 0 unless it's supposed to be a number.
When something is intentionally missing or removed, set it to null. When something is intentionally missing or removed, set it to null.