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1) You lose credibility (whether its unfounded or not is irrelevant) 2) People refuse to spend much time looking at your code Over the years I've spent codin
by itistoday 16y ago
1) You lose credibility (whether its unfounded or not is irrelevant)
2) People refuse to spend much time looking at your code
Over the years I've spent coding I've learned not to judge other coders based on their preferred style. Often enough I'll encounter really brilliant code whose style I find aesthetically unappealing (or "non-standard"), and I would have been worse off if I chose to ignore it. Some people just Think Different, and that's not always a bad thing.
Conversely, I've learned that prickly people who get red-faced upon encountering an unfamiliar style are often worth avoiding.
- fogus 16y agoI can sympathize completely with your viewpoint, but in my experience it is a minority one. I tend to value code based on its technical merit as well, but non-standard formatting can work to distract from the very recognition of its beauty. I would not want to disparage anyone their preferred styling. My only point is that you sacrifice a wider audience by sticking to it.
- technomancy 16y ago> I can sympathize completely with your viewpoint, but in my experience it is a minority one. It's much more common in C and descendants, which saw widespread use before the rise of the Internet.