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I’m working on a game engine in C++ and I have methods like setColour and things that use British grammar. While I was thinking how C++ compilers mostly use the English language (correct me if I’m wrong) and how most APIs use American grammar, should I go with the flow and continue the unofficial standard in the grammar programmer high council or be a rebel?
I’m not sure which.
You should use the American spelling of
color. 99% of code out there uses this, even including much of the code written by British or Australian English speakers. If you use something different, you (or someone else that uses your code) are just going to end up forgetting which to use at some point and making a needless mistake.