Hmm, the alternatives are not enforcing a similar code style, or enforcing it earlier on (e.g. on commit). I can understand why they would not want the former,

Hmm, the alternatives are not enforcing a similar code style, or enforcing it earlier on (e.g. on commit). I can understand why they would not want the former, and the latter is more annoying when experimenting, i.e. when code style does not matter that much yet. Thus, in CI sounds like the right choice.