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Subject:RE: API Documentation From:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 31 Oct 2000 13:03:26 -0600
One rule is that you spell out numbers one through nine, and then use the
numerals for 10 and up.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eeshita Grover [SMTP:eeshita -at- ishoni -dot- com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 11:39 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: API Documentation
>
> Hi there:
> I am working on an API Manual, which requires me to go into all the .c
> files
> and read through the code.
> While doing this I notice that the SW engineers use a lot of numbers, e.g.
> 3
> bits, 16 bits etc.
> I am wondering when should I spell the numbers and when not spell them
> out.
>
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