Merge branch 'pks-style-ordering' into 'master'

Add a note on ordering of functions and types

See merge request gitlab-org/gitaly!1949

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@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ variables.
 In Gitaly we don't use this feature. If the function returns one or
 more values, then always pass them to `return`.
 
+## Ordering
+
+### Declare types before their first use
+
+A type should be declared before its first use.
+
 ## Tests
 
 ### Table-driven tests