How do you format curly braces?

Question

How do you format curly braces when writing code in C++ or any other programming language that uses curly braces this way?
https://sololearn.com/compiler-playground/c3nvsNT4CImI/?ref=app
Like that? (1)
https://sololearn.com/compiler-playground/cF3Ul3hUUtqT/?ref=app
Or like that? (2)

Answer 1

My personal preference is option 1.

When writing code within a team I follow the style used by the company. Sometimes I work on legacy code that used a different style than newer code. Then I will adapt to match the older style in the legacy code.

In my opinion consistency and uniformity are what make code readable more-so than any specific style.

Answer 2

I also use style 1 for my own code.
And many text editors which have "code completion" feature will also use style 1.

Style 2 adds too many wasted lines which results in lot more scrolling unless you are using a text editor with "code collapse" feature.

But as mentioned, you will want to match style to what already there when maintaining/updating existing code.