On 14.02.25 05:59, Chris Sherlock wrote:
I'm not following the argument. If whitespacing changes don't make the
code less readable or more readable, then why would a small whitespacing
change that makes the code more consistent with the surrounding code
style on the lines of code you are modifying make a difference?
because it makes the change itself less readable
There are plenty of craftsmen who want to look after their tools.
but more after their functionality than after their beauty
(but yeah, every analogy, ultimately, is a stretch; and there's value in
the beauty of your work, for sure; but a messy source and a clean little
diff can have beauty too---I tried to get that across somewhat in a talk
I once gave, can't remember which LOCon or FOSDEM that was, though)
