>>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?
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>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.

Also potentially an argument for enforcing standards on the original coder?