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> Using code auto-formatters I took, and still sometimes take, a part in discussions of adapting or improving autoformatting for some language we use. It is i
by xixixao 5y ago
> Using code auto-formatters
I took, and still sometimes take, a part in discussions of adapting or improving autoformatting for some language we use.
It is incredible to think about programmers who have/will grow up entirely with autoformatters in all their tools. To them, the idea of manually formatting their code will seem as “ancient” and “backwards” as assembly programming feels to me. That’s a hallmark of true technological progress right there.
- gugagore 5y agoThis has been said countless times before, but it's a real shame we don't have yet have good solutions for separating content and presentation of code.
- mhd 5y agoIs this (especially the last sentence) meant sarcastically?
- xixixao 5y agoNo, I’m dead serious. Sure, the magnitude of progress is not as big as say moving from horses to cars, but it is similar in how people perceive the new vs the old.
- mhd 5y agoInteresting. Personally I didn't see many changes. We had indent before, now it's more common, mostly because of git diffs, and of course some languages got more B&D by design. But I wouldn't say that there have been huge benefits. Heck, if we're talking language-based tooling, I'd rate the influence of JavaDoc higher.