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 Even if they are not strictly needed due to operator precedence rules,
 prefer adding extra ()'s around tests for clarity, with parcimony.
+
+### c++ cast
+
+don't use reinterpret_cast<>, static_cast<> or const_cast<>.
+
+### pointer declaration
+
+prefer ```const T* name``` to ```const T *name```.
+
+### 'auto' type
+
+Don't use 'auto' as type, unless for complex iterators or very complex
+types.
+
+### don't use trailing spaces
+
+don't.
+