There are always judgement calls to be made. Some of this is throwing out the baby with the bathwater. You don't want to be so rigid that you can't violate the

There are always judgement calls to be made. Some of this is throwing out the baby with the bathwater. You don't want to be so rigid that you can't violate the rules for good reason. Also, refactoring someones code is not necessarily a bad thing per se, though it is better to come up with a style that everyone agrees with.