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Disagree here. It's also unenforceable so there isn't much point trying to make rules out of it.
by junon 3y ago
Disagree here. It's also unenforceable so there isn't much point trying to make rules out of it.
- gleenn 3y agoJust because it's unenforceable doesn't mean you shouldn't make a rule. In fact it seems just the opposite, that's exactly the time to make a rule. If it were enforceable you wouldn't need a rule, you could just enforce it and have it be true.
- junon 3y agoIt takes one popular tool breaking convention to make the rule obsolete. There's no point.
- burnished 3y agoIts probably better to measure rules by success rate than pass/fail. One popular tool breaking convention sounds like one popular exception, which is probably better than no convention.
- verandaguy 3y agoAgree or not (i don’t), we have loads of unenforceable conventions in software. Hell, if this field is known for anything at all, it’s people getting worked up over subtle deviations from longstanding conventions.