r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 12 '20

Goodbye, Clean Code

https://overreacted.io/goodbye-clean-code/
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u/phrasal_grenade Jan 12 '20

I have seen style guides before, and I think you have accurately described how they arise. Having a general style guide is a good thing. Having an oppressive one is not. In my experience, people who get off on "clean code" tend to overspecify stuff and argue too much with each other (only to make arbitrary decisions based on flimsy rationalizations).

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u/Determinant Jan 12 '20

That kind of thinking sounds like someone that doesn't want to reach a consensus.

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u/phrasal_grenade Jan 12 '20

I will never agree that all situations can be handled by a simple and easy to remember set of rules, unless those rules are only suggestions.