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Re:Black – Uncompromising Python code formatter by anoncake on Friday May 17, 2019 @04:01PM (#19943018)
> I often dislike autoformatter output too, but then I remember that while no-one likes what the autoformatter does to their code, everyone likes what the autoformatter does to their coworkers' code, and then I chill out about it.

I'm completely indifferent to autoformatters turning my coworkers' code from one perfectly readable format into another. The "problem" they solve is a ridiculous thing to worry about. Having a standard is not important, it's petty.

What I do dislike is having to fight the autoformatter because for some reason some teams use different settings. I dislike autoformatters turning code into something that is objectively harder to read -- sometimes it's not a matter of taste. Even when they work, I dislike even a second on something that only satisfies other peoples' pettiness. I also dislike git blame being useless because someone reformatted all the code for no good reason.

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