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Any flavour you like

Any flavour you like

Posted Aug 15, 2003 17:15 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954)
In reply to: Any flavour you like by cpeterso
Parent article: Any flavour you like

There are some great practical arguments (previously mentioned) for picking a language for the source code and sticking with it.

But it's also a perfectly valid argument that people -- many of us -- are bothered by writing that doesn't follow rules, such as by switching from one language to another randomly. We don't have to explain why it bothers us; it's an emotional thing. That's why all serious publications have detailed style guidelines that include things such as which of various spellings of a word are used.


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