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As listed near the end of [[Coding conventions]], there are different conventions for different programming languages, so it may be counterproductive to apply the same conventions across different languages. It is important to note that there is no one particular coding convention for any particular programming language. Every organization has a custom coding standard for each type of software project. It is therefore imperative that the programmer chooses or makes up a particular set of coding guidelines before the software project commences. Some coding conventions are generic which may not apply for every software project written with a particular programming language.

The use of coding conventions is particularly important when a project involves more than one programmer (there have been projects with thousands of programmers). It is much easier for a programmer to read code written by someone else if all code follows the same conventions.