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Re:Ask HN: Why/why not do you use opinionated formatters? (e... by CleverLikeAnOx on Monday December 05, 2022 @01:00PM (#33869133)
Why:

Avoid time wasting nit-picks on PRs.

Consistent formatting may be easier to quickly read.

Why not:

Avoid taking a dependency.

Avoid "fix formatting" commits (or the complexity of having a system auto-apply formatting).

Formatters don't always make the most readable code. Sometimes non-standard formatting actually communicates more clearly.

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