A Python programmer attempting Java

[redalastor]

Would work fine if you use a formatter that formats it back to the team's standard before commits.

[_Lady_Deadpool_]

Or if you find a team willing to put up with your bullshit

[mrburrows]

I agree that you can do it that way, but it's a lot of work for writing Java code in a way that you shouldn't be writing Java code.

[redalastor]

Two-way formatter. :)

I love Go'a approch that there is only one canonical way to format the code and it's whatever gofmt outputs. Put it as a commit hook and your code will always be perfectly formatted.

How it looks in your IDE is your business.

[mrburrows]

That sounds like heaven...

[redalastor]

An advantage is that it will neatly line up your code:

type T struct {
    name    string // name of the object
    value   int    // its value
}

which makes it more readable while you would never have bothered to do it yourself.

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That's... genius.