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Sure, but you were talking about the Unix tool indent, which as far as I can tell based on its Wiki page was written to format C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by vanderZwan 8y ago
Sure, but you were talking about the Unix tool indent, which as far as I can tell based on its Wiki page was written to format C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indent_%28Unix%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indent_%28Unix%29
- pjmlp 8y agoI was, because I was making the point that there isn't anything special about gofmt other that not being aware of previous tools.
- dilap 8y agoGo's innovation was social: it was saying: "Here's the code formatter, use it, always. There is one style, use it, always."
- vanderZwan 8y agoExactly. Saying gofmt didn't change anything is a bit like saying the invention of the camera was nothing new because the technologies to create one existed for a century before they were combined.