>Hi,
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>>If I'm programming for you and I find it readable the other way, let me code it my way. That is the most productive I can be. Learning to change my practice to suit you slows me down and does not really help you.
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>Hmmm. Given that most replies here preferred the second style: if you were working with them do you really think that overall productivity would be improved if you opted out of the consensus?
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>Have you ever worked for a house that imposes standards?

The inverse is also deplorable. I worked with someone on a code review. He could not read the code without formatting it! That potentially broke working code, took much longer and was not necessary.