Post #1465814
2026-04-19 12:06 UTC
I’m really not a fan of linters, and especially of code auto formatters. In a time when AI usage already homogenizes most types of online communication, I really don’t see the value in removing the tiny specks of personal style I express in the way I align arguments across code lines, or in my positioning of comments.
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@drj@typo.social 2026-04-19 13:16
@jaseg I write code that is ugly even after "go fmt"; when people complain: "passes go fmt bro"
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@bytex64@awesome.garden 2026-04-19 23:18
@jaseg I think the purpose of code formatters is not to beautify code. It is to end the arguments about what is beautiful code, and for that I do grudgingly appreciate them.