No. Without freedom to mess around and experiment with different styles, how are you supposed to learn why it matters, let alone develop your own style? (Read

No. Without freedom to mess around and experiment with different styles, how are you supposed to learn why it matters, let alone develop your own style? (Reading/modifying nicely-written code is a good exercise to try early on, though...) I'm somewhat alarmed about how ubiquitous these formatting tools have become. Seems like a step towards stamping out any trace of individuality, and making programming an assembly-line job rather than a craft.