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- 2but do make sure the style checker is sane and doesn't enforce weird things that go counter to any accepted (and acceptable) practice (and yes, I've seen such). You can then also have the build server have the automatic build fail when the style checker throws (new) errors.jwenting– jwenting2017-04-14 06:13:30 +00:00Commented Apr 14, 2017 at 6:13
- 2I have seen many cases where automatic formatting produces unreadable code. Especially for lots of closing parens (it is sensible to leave some of them on separate lines, but the robot does not care). Another example is automatic splitting of long Java strings (they are long because they contain SQL queries, but the robot has no idea.).18446744073709551615– 184467440737095516152017-04-14 17:28:33 +00:00Commented Apr 14, 2017 at 17:28
- @18446744073709551615 I'm not suggesting automatic formatting, I'm suggesting automatic checking. Your rules could allow those things.Captain Man– Captain Man2017-04-14 21:27:23 +00:00Commented Apr 14, 2017 at 21:27
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