Whitespace is a character or set of characters that produce “space” in a text file. Generally whitespace is generated by three keys, the spacebar, the tab key, and the enter key.

The appropriate use of whitespace characters greatly enhances the readability of code.

• Do not use tabs
• One statement per line
• One line per statement in most cases.
• Use blank lines to separate sections of code.
• Consistently use a single style for brace placement.
• Place spaces between operators in statements.
• Do not exceed 80 characters for any line.
• Follow the indentation guidelines.