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So you're fine with people using, for example, different brace styles at random? Or one person uses var everywhere, other uses definite types. One adds standard

So you're fine with people using, for example, different brace styles at random? Or one person uses var everywhere, other uses definite types. One adds standard docstrings on every function and property, one never comments a single line of code. Don't you have "format on save" enabled in your editor? When you open a file, change two lines and save -> boom 500 changed lines because the previous programmer had different formatting rules than you. Whoops. This is why the low totem pole stuff needs to be enforced automatically so that actual humans can focus on the higher stuff that's about feels and intuition - things that are highly context dependent and can't be codified into rules.

datsci_est_2015 7mo ago
> Code quality can also be codified. If you can't express "code quality" deterministically, then it's all just feels. And if you can define "quality" in a way the agent can check against it, it will follow the instructions. … > This is why the low totem pole stuff needs to be enforced automatically so that actual humans can focus on the higher stuff that's about feels and intuition - things that are highly context dependent and can't be codified into rules. I’m confused, have you switched your position on this topic over the course of this thread? Maybe I’ve misinterpreted your position entirely. If so, my bad.
dotancohen 7mo ago
You're bikeshedding in a conversation about real issues. After a certain point in your career you don't care what brace style the new dev used, even if the project has lint rules. You do care if critical errors are ignored and possibly incorrect data is returned. These two situations are in no way equivalent, no need to bikeshed the former when discussing the latter.