Note that many researchers in fields other than computer science do not program for fun. They know their code isn't the best in the world, but they'd rather spe

Note that many researchers in fields other than computer science do not program for fun. They know their code isn't the best in the world, but they'd rather spend their time testing hypothesis rather than reading screeds about the "right way" of formatting some bits on their disk. My experience with most other researchers' code is that taking the logic and rewriting the code is more efficient than trying to fix the code they've shown you. But they deserve respect for not evangelising formatting over function -- a form of respect I cannot extend to you.