Well, at least the article doesn't take itself too seriously. Most bikeshed discussions, especially wrt code style, are excuses for guys to trot out some toxic

Well, at least the article doesn't take itself too seriously. Most bikeshed discussions, especially wrt code style, are excuses for guys to trot out some toxic masculinity in the workplace. They aren't telling you to alphabetise your imports to improve the codebase but to start an argument they think they can win. It leads to a hostile environment. The reason spaces "are winning" is that tabs are the "live and let live" solution (read the code however you like) and spaces are the totalitarian solution -- "My code must look the same on your screen." Totalitarianism is naturally proselytising. Thankfully the end is in sight. "Auto-formatters" are the "total control" endgame. They are probably a net drag on productivity, but they come with one incredible upside: nobody need ever talk about code style again, making the workplace safer for people who don't want to spend their time arguing about things that don't matter.