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+1 for great answer. I definitly agree with you. Its about consistency and learning about best practises. This is important to shape up your style and learning about nice new ideas.

bastianneu
– bastianneu

2009-08-21 07:44:22 +00:00
Commented Aug 21, 2009 at 7:44
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Our code is so horribly inconsistent it's embarrassing.

Wayne Werner
– Wayne Werner

2012-10-12 01:48:40 +00:00
Commented Oct 12, 2012 at 1:48
Very close behind consistency is better code, for lack of a better word. I realize that's very vague. What I mean is that guidelines are usually the result of some investigation that concludes generally doing it one way is better (in whatever way) than another.

Dennis
– Dennis

2014-06-16 19:57:34 +00:00
Commented Jun 16, 2014 at 19:57

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