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Subject: Re: [9fans] Sam question 
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From: Steve Kilbane <steve@whitecrow.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 09:31:58 +0100
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Nigel:

> As for clarity, a consistent style is all that is required. Within bounds, it
> doesn't matter so much what the style is. The assistance it gives in
> reading other people's code is immense.
> 
> Programmers should be flexible enough to communicate in the local
> dialect whether it be OTB, or something widly different.

Exactly my point. Put any two programmers together, and they'll find
*something* they can disagree on, for layout. It's a holy war issue that'll
never be completely solved, so why worry? Get them to write better code,
instead.

steve