>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>>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.
>>>
>>>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?
>>>
>>>Have you ever worked for a house that imposes standards?
>>>Regards,
>>>Viv
>>
>>Yes. Hated it. One or more Nazis.
>I didn't like it either but complete anarchy would have been worse. Twenty guys left to their own devices would come up with twenty different styles.
>
>>Think about it. How do you read a book? If they, like I, have learned to be flexible on style, that will be the most freedom and the most productive with no one enforcing anything.
>>There is far more important stuff to be concerned with than whitespace. Like code normalization.
>
>OTOH, being asked to use tabulation in a case like this isn't exactly stifling creativity. My VFP coding style, given my druthers, regards any line beginning with a * as the work of the devil and a complete waste of time; giving me total style freedom would *not* be very productive < g >
>Best,
>Viv

You will note most people use the term "prefer" in this thread. Personal preference is not a technical matter.