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[–] 2deck@lemmy.world 58 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Programming happens in the mind. Whats on the screen is a pale and lifeless polaroid devoid of the moving, complex soul of real code.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

That feels like that scene in Amadeus, when Mozart dictates his music to Salieri.

[–] Nightwind@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well put, however I find code formatting itself has a shape, texture and smell. How the programmer weaves the patterns of formatting tells a lot about his mind and style.

[–] 2deck@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Agreed; or their mind and style style.

Auto formatting is often too rigid for me and gets in the way of context driving the style.