format before diff is in the top 5 of my most hated default.
As an author, I try to write short methods and adhere to a standard format (Kent Beck like).
But I want the freedom to use derogation when the format helps comprehension.
If I did the effort of using a special formatting, the last thing that I want is a "smart" tool that undo my work.
The best time to format code is when we accept it, and only if there is a quick way to undo/bypass if we don't like it.
The formatter is dumb.
Let's illustrate it with literals among other things.
I might want to write 16rBADA55, but I'm sure i never want to read 12245589, it makes no sense ;)
(hey, this is a real example you can find in VMMaker sources, not just the production of my ill brain).
And if I make an effort to format a character encoding table on several lines to have it readable
#(
line1
line2
...
lineN ).
I'm pretty sure I never want to diff a single line with about 1024 columns...
So please make this an option (with a default to false)!
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