On 9/24/07, Jeff Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After a careful reading of the 'The Bakery Article Guidelines' > http://bakery.cakephp.org/pages/guidelines > And in particular the one paragraph on 'Coding Guidelines' with it's link > to: > https://trac.cakephp.org/wiki/Developement/CodingStandards > I came to the conclusion that the Cake 'team' was full of code nazis, or at > least one such was in charge of the articles.
Well, coding standards are like "team chemistry" in professional sports: they only matter when something goes wrong. Now, I can appreciate that you think your own coding standard is better than what CakePHP is advocating, and that's fine. But if you want to contribute things, then there are some rules that need to be followed. I remember my first contribution to CakePHP was ripped apart and reformatted by PhpNut. Didn't like my tab stops in my editor or something, but that's his right as the lead developer. Childish? Maybe. Given the level of arguments I've seen about tabs vs. spaces and 4 spaces to a tab vs. 8 spaces I have decided that adhering to a code standard for a project is just another level of self-discipline that you choose to adhere to or suffer the consequences of your peers. If your only reason to not submit to the bakery because you feel that the core development team is (to use your own words) "full of code nazis", well, I think it says more about you than the coding standard itself. As one of the chosen few who can peek at articles before they are approved, I see nothing wrong with your submission. But then again I'm not a code nazi. -- Chris Hartjes Senior Developer Cake Development Corporation http://www.cakedevelopment.com My motto for 2007: "Just build it, damnit!" @TheKeyboard - http://www.littlehart.net/atthekeyboard --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
