[enalicho]

> It might have been fine if elm-format had chosen better defaults.

Subjective. This is a time old discussion. Please read the linked issue.

> Universal consistency of code format just isn't that important, consistency within a team or company is what matters, and you don't lose that by allowing configuration.

When I come to an Elm project, I am able to read the code instantly. In fact, the majority (91%) of the Elm community who use elm-format enjoy it because of this. See here: https://www.brianthicks.com/post/2017/07/27/state-of-elm-201...

What you say might be true for you, but for people who are actually writing and using Elm, it does not apply.

[hellofunk]

> for people who are actually writing and using Elm, it does not apply

You assume the OP is not actually using the language.

[enalicho]

> You assume the OP is not actually using the language?

I'm making generalizations based on their statements -- the stats and anecdotal evidence tells us things about how the community at large.

> And yet you yourself said in another comment that you do not use the language.

Can you link that comment? I think you've gotten me confused with someone else -- I'm a very active member of the Elm community and write Elm as part of my day job and have done for over 2.5 years.

[hellofunk]

I updated my comment; indeed I was confusing you with another commenter, my apologies.

I'm not sure how you are so confident that the user "allover" is not actually using Elm, though.

[enalicho]

I'm not really making assumptions about their use, but more rather commenting on the feeling of the community as a whole. I basis this on my deep involvement and the stats that we have to hand. I know that Elm format is not considered an issue by a large majority of Elm users. In fact, I can only thing of a couple of people who dislike it. So while they might personally use Elm and dislike it, it is not representative of the community -- it's important not to spread FUD, as comments on HN often tend to. The people who are most vocal about elm-format being negative are those who have not actually used it outside of short trials.