Re: The maybe it is better written this way tool

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Re^2: The maybe it is better written this way tool by mpeg4codec (Pilgrim) on Nov 16, 2009 at 01:16 UTC
Spelling and grammar check are along the same lines as these and nobody complains about them being annoying. The difference: they don't jump out at you uninvited. Make it a menu option: Comment on Coding Style. Alternatively, do the squiggly red/green underline trick found in popular word processors.	[reply]
Re^3: The maybe it is better written this way tool by educated_foo (Vicar) on Nov 17, 2009 at 06:59 UTC
Right. Spell check is easy, rarely wrong, and east to correct via a "learn this word" option. Grammar checking is hard, often wrong, and hard to correct. That's why I either turn it off or learn that green squiggles mean "no problem." Unlike spelling, coding style is impossible to codify; it is basically "whatever the current Kool Kidz say," said Kidz are different every day, and they are almost never able to specify -- much less justify -- what they mean. Either the problem's easy (spelling), corrections are ignored (squiggles), or the "solution" is an annoyance (clippy).	[reply]