Framework for a beginner

[Kiuhnm]

On 4/19/2012 14:02, Roy Smith wrote:
> In article<4f8ff38c$0$1381$4fafbaef at reader1.news.tin.it>,
>   Kiuhnm<kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it>  wrote:
>
>> I don't like when a community imposes style on a programmer. For
>> instance, many told me that I shouldn't use camelCase and I should
>> adhere to PEP8.
>> Well, that's not me. I write my code the way I like it and if that is
>> frowned upon by some "standardizing" community, so be it.
>> I want to retain my freedom of expression.
>
> Freedom of expression is fine, until you have to work in a big group.
> The more everybody uses the same style, the easier it is for everybody
> to understand everybody else's code.
>
> There's another nice thing about PEP-8, or at least about the concept of
> an official global style.  I've been in groups where a huge amount of
> time has been wasted arguing about style.  In my current gig, when it
> came time to decide on a style, the conversation went something like one
> person suggesting we just use PEP-8 and everybody else nodding in
> agreement.  In 2 minutes, we saved many person-months of arguing.

Nothing wrong with that.

Kiuhnm