Shared coding conventions allow teams to collaborate effectively. Typing operation codes, keywords, specification codes, compiler directives and built-in functions in upper case makes them more immediately recognizable as such, thereby making the code easier to read.


== Noncompliant Code Example

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     c     test12        plist
     c                   parm                    asdf01
     c                   parm                    asdf02
     c                   parm                    @pdq
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      /free
        if x = *blank;
          read a;
        endif;
      /end-free
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== Compliant Solution

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     C     test12        PLIST
     C                   PARM                    asdf01
     C                   PARM                    asdf02
     C                   PARM                    @pdq
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      /free
        IF x = *BLANK;
          READ a;
        ENDIF;
      /end-free
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