On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 12:25 PM, L. David Baron <dba...@dbaron.org> wrote:
> Using clang-format on the entire tree has the massive value of:
>
>  * reviewers not needing to point out whitespace and indentation issues
>
>  * reduced friction for new contributors (being able to use a tool
>    instead of repeatedly iterating on review comments)
>
>  * reduced friction for existing contributors working in new areas
>    of the codebase
>
> which outweighs indvidual style preferences or historic module
> differences here.

Also, it's very liberating not having to think about formatting while
writing code, knowing it will be automatically fixed up later. This is
especially helpful for partially-automated changes such as mass
find-and-replace.

Rob
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