can end up on the next episode of Silicon Valley
Nothing like writing a pretty-printer to show how much clearer you can make code by not using "consistent" indentation and line-breaking.
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Do you mean a pretty-printer, or an ugly-printer? The latter sounds like it would be more fun.
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for a long time, I've wanted to write an "ugly-printer" that would turn code into ASCII art
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Terrible instance of this is
#Python pep8 which *always* makes code less readable, starting w/: you can't arrange code in paragraphs.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I see the line spacing...but inconsistent indentation? Got an example?
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I find calls to apply are often most readable when they're indented as if apply and its first argument were a single symbol.
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are you feeling enthusiastic about programming?
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I _think_ he was actually making the opposite argument -- that sometimes breaking indentation rules increases clarity.
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Although I am generally inclined to agree with you -- haphazard indentation / code style can read like a ransom note.
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