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This is also my main gripe with automatic formatting. Since they don't really understand the code they almost all work based on number of characters in a line.

This is also my main gripe with automatic formatting. Since they don't really understand the code they almost all work based on number of characters in a line. However I really don't care about characters in a line (except for at the extremes). What is much more important is how many ideas are in the line. If I have an array with 3 very interesting elements I don't want them on the same line even if they happen to be quite short.

JohnFen 3y ago
Good formatters do understand the code, though. They parse it much like a compiler does.
- kevincox 3y ago
  They understand the syntax of the code. They may even understand the types and relationships. They don't understand meaning and can only have very rough estimates at logical complexity.
- vidarh 3y ago
  I've yet to experience a good formatter.