> KNF is propogating what I consider to be bad practice, and that annoys me. > I'm happy to say that often they should be dropped, but to FORCE the > dropping of braces etc. with no regard to readbility is too much.
I wasn't aware that KNF or style(9) actually "forced" anything so much as "suggested it strongly." I haven't changed my coding style one iota since we formed the project, for example, and I have no intention of doing so at any point in the future. Anyone sending me complaints about how I should have intented something differently either gets told to kiss my white behind or, if I'm feeling less energetic, simply has their comments deleted with a shrug. How one codes is a highly individualistic decision and I'd just as soon try and institute a dress code for trade shows where FreeBSD people are involved. Such a code would undoubtedly give a more professional appearance to the project and make us look like business-aware types who are not afraid to wear a tie when such is called for, but it would hardly be my place to insist on such a thing nor would it be a constructive move in the long term. So it goes with enforcing style(9). A strong suggestion, sure. A requirement? Hell no. Many of us refuse to follow style(9), will NEVER follow style(9), and to insist on it for others would be hypocritical at best. Bruce is more of a microcosm and shouldn't be taken as indicative of general trends. :) - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
