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Go fmt isn’t without it’s detractors. People complain that go fmt isn’t customizable and that it puts braces where they don’t want them. Fools. How would you f

Go fmt isn’t without it’s detractors. People complain that go fmt isn’t customizable and that it puts braces where they don’t want them. Fools. How would you feel if I left a comment calling you a fool for writing such a remark? Now realize you're giving that same feeling to every reader you're trying to convince. It's far more effective to point out why someone is mistaken and leave it at that, as 'pg has demonstrated over the years.

mherdeg 13y ago
If you find this kind of tone off-putting, whatever you do, don't read the scsh acknowledgments ( http://www.scsh.net/docu/html/man.html http://www.scsh.net/docu/html/man.html )!
- sillysaurus2 13y ago
  That wasn't meant to be persuasive, though. Here's a more analogous example from that same author: http://www.paulgraham.com/thist.html http://www.paulgraham.com/thist.html
RBerenguel 13y ago
I don't think this should be taken hardly. A lot of people (from what I've seen) complain about go fmt doing things they don't like (bracing structure, indentation, etc.) For me it was no big deal since my bracing "standard" (what I did 90% of the time out of luck) is almost the same as go. And most people complaining just don't try to (ehem) go with it: once you are used to seeing your code neatly formatted automagically, always exactly the same, you start to see how neat it is. Also, being able to read other people's go code without hiccups is awesome.
spf13 13y ago
Wasn't intended to offend. I'll reword that sentence. I do go on to explain why it's a mistake. It's really just that one word that seems to offend.
melling 13y ago
I'm sure Go puts the curly's in a few incorrect places. :-) I would gladly trade that for never having to worry about it again. ask_two peopleForTheir_opinion any YOU'LL get 3_answers. Just pick one standard and get over it. Someday there will be a billion lines of Go and it will all be formatted to the same standard.
rtpg 13y ago
I read it as tongue in cheek. Think this is the first time I've read about someone being offended for being called a fool, maybe this is just a touchy subject for some people(not trying to be snarky)

mherdeg 13y ago

If you find this kind of tone off-putting, whatever you do, don't read the scsh acknowledgments ( http://www.scsh.net/docu/html/man.html http://www.scsh.net/docu/html/man.html )!

sillysaurus2 13y ago
That wasn't meant to be persuasive, though. Here's a more analogous example from that same author: http://www.paulgraham.com/thist.html http://www.paulgraham.com/thist.html

RBerenguel 13y ago

I don't think this should be taken hardly. A lot of people (from what I've seen) complain about go fmt doing things they don't like (bracing structure, indentation, etc.) For me it was no big deal since my bracing "standard" (what I did 90% of the time out of luck) is almost the same as go. And most people complaining just don't try to (ehem) go with it: once you are used to seeing your code neatly formatted automagically, always exactly the same, you start to see how neat it is. Also, being able to read other people's go code without hiccups is awesome.

spf13 13y ago

Wasn't intended to offend. I'll reword that sentence. I do go on to explain why it's a mistake. It's really just that one word that seems to offend.

melling 13y ago

I'm sure Go puts the curly's in a few incorrect places. :-) I would gladly trade that for never having to worry about it again. ask_two peopleForTheir_opinion any YOU'LL get 3_answers. Just pick one standard and get over it. Someday there will be a billion lines of Go and it will all be formatted to the same standard.

rtpg 13y ago

I read it as tongue in cheek. Think this is the first time I've read about someone being offended for being called a fool, maybe this is just a touchy subject for some people(not trying to be snarky)