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I really appreciate the author's quest for better Clojure tooling. But I don't like their advocacy for "one code format to rule them all". Imposing single uni
by waffletower 4y ago
I really appreciate the author's quest for better Clojure tooling. But I don't like their advocacy for "one code format to rule them all". Imposing single uniform code formatting standards is a common refrain from tidy software engineers -- but it is a little too tidy -- and invites criticism. My favorite response comes from a Meat Beat Manifesto song, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PPuRuKVc6k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PPuRuKVc6k, where toward the end you can clearly hear a relevant sample a few emphatic times: "Make them dance the same dance". I tend not to enjoy goosestepping myself, and prefer to choose to move in a way that feels more natural and personal.
- tonsky 4y agoThat’s why most features in my plugin are optional: you choose what you need or like and ignore everything else
- orbz 4y agoThere’s a proverb from the go ecosystem: Gofmt’s style is no one’s favorite, but gofmt is everyone’s favorite“ Removing code format style as a whole bikeshed is amazing, and something I would support for any language even if it felt unnatural to me at first.