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I don't consider myself a great programmer, but I do think I do two things well. One is solve problems. Like a dog with a bone I become obsessive about figuring

I don't consider myself a great programmer, but I do think I do two things well. One is solve problems. Like a dog with a bone I become obsessive about figuring something out. The other is I don't care about style, and will happily fit the existing style. For me, it's consistency above all else. I agree completely with you that arguments around style are exhausting.

JohnFen 3y ago
> For me, it's consistency above all else. Entirely this. I have a preferred style when I'm writing my own code. When I'm writing code for someone else, though, I will roll with whatever the house style is[1]. I just want consistency and predictability. Once I know the naming scheme, I should be able to take a really good guess as to what any given function or variable name is by knowing what they do, and vice versa. [1] I consider it a red flag if a company doesn't have an established house style. It matters not what the style consists of, only that it exists and is mostly adhered to.