Coding standards are helpful and not uncommon when collaborating within a team. As much as you don't like using 4 spaces, it's much worse to have a codebase li

Coding standards are helpful and not uncommon when collaborating within a team. As much as you don't like using 4 spaces, it's much worse to have a codebase littered with some sections using 4 spaces, some sections using tabs, some sections using 2 spaces, some sections using 8 spaces, and some sections using a random assortment of nothing in particular. Just as you accept the apparent standard of 2 spaces when working within the Ruby community, for consistency's sake I'd hope you would accept the standard of whatever other team you're working with.