yes, (b) seems reasonable to me. Inventing the language doesn't mean you know the coding standards currently in place at Google. And consider how many big names

yes, (b) seems reasonable to me. Inventing the language doesn't mean you know the coding standards currently in place at Google. And consider how many big names work at google: if you start making exceptions for people, it's hard to know where to stop. Easiest just to keep a firm line.