Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 11:37:03 -0700 From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> To: Robert Nordier <rnordier@iafrica.com> Cc: coredump@nervosa.com, proff@suburbia.net, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Indentation styles Message-ID: <199605291837.LAA10835@lestat.nas.nasa.gov>
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On Wed, 29 May 1996 20:22:41 +0200 (SAT) Robert Nordier <rnordier@iafrica.com> wrote: [ Keep me on the CC; I don't read "chat" ... --thorpej ] > Companies have coding style standards largely because they pay people to > put up with them. _Maybe_ a free OS project shouldn't have the same > because it doesn't necessarily do to treat volunteers like the hired help. I don't look at is as a matter of "putting up with them". I, personally, am _very_ glad that code at least _looks_ consistent. That way, you only have to learn how to decipher one "different" style, rather than N. And, if the mandated style just happens to be neat and tidy (such as KNF), then you have some added polish as well. > I agree standards are a Good Thing, but possibly FreeBSD should rather > promote stylistic diversity in the virtual workplace. :) Mostly it should > depend on how everyone feels.... See above; "stylistic diversity", in my opinion, is an obstacle to a well-designed system. ----save the ancient forests - http://www.bayarea.net/~thorpej/forest/---- Jason R. Thorpe thorpej@nas.nasa.gov NASA Ames Research Center Home: 408.866.1912 NAS: M/S 258-6 Work: 415.604.0935 Moffett Field, CA 94035 Pager: 415.428.6939
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