Post #1505132
2026-04-19 23:18 UTC
@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.
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@bytex64@awesome.garden 2026-04-19 23:19
@jaseg (and when I’m not working with a team I do not use them)
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@jaseg@chaos.social 2026-04-20 05:21
@bytex64 I still think they’re a net negative but I get that. However, if you do really stupid stuff like putting multiple linters into the CI pipeline of an open-source project that receives a lot of external contributions, you should really make sure it’s done well because they have tremendous potential to cause confusion and frustration. If someone donates their spare time to you, you don’t want to thank them by making them chase three kinds of linter errors.