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copied!<p>By day I write C#. Everything I do goes through Microsoft code analysis and static analysis tools, so my C# has a very regular structure and layout. Obviously, I write code with a certain style. It is partially, because I have no choice (it won't compile if I miss out a space before that comma), but it's also nice to have regular looking code, knowing where to look for things, etc.</p> <p>At the weekends I'm getting into Scala. Looking at the Scala API and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_%28web_framework%29" rel="noreferrer">Lift</a> web framework source, I can't obviously see any standardised style. One thing that jumps out at me, for example, is the lack of a separate file per class. The lack of consistency with brackets and braces is another example.</p> <p>I understand that there are probably a few reasons driving this: firstly, with open source (or hobby) code making sure that an obvious method isn't completely documented is less of a priority. Secondly, things like case classes cut down 20-line class declarations into a single line. Thirdly, C# is a much 'flatter' language: unless it's a complex <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Integrated_Query" rel="noreferrer">LINQ</a> statement, the numbers of nested parens, braces and brackets isn't that deep. In Scala, things tend to get a little nested.</p> <p>Do regular Scala users have a specific style that they stick to? Am I just being stupid putting a one-line case-class in its own file for the sake of [alien] convention? Any tips?</p>

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