From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755840Ab2DPUe6 (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:34:58 -0400 Received: from mail-wg0-f44.google.com ([74.125.82.44]:37917 "EHLO mail-wg0-f44.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754824Ab2DPUe4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:34:56 -0400 Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:34:51 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar To: David Miller Cc: joe@perches.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, torvalds@linux-foundation.org, apw@canonical.com Subject: Re: Please fix or revert: [PATCH] checkpatch: add --strict tests for braces, comments and casts Message-ID: <20120416203451.GA4248@gmail.com> References: <20120416091719.GA4113@gmail.com> <20120416.142728.864894452301706752.davem@davemloft.net> <20120416202654.GA4678@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120416202654.GA4678@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * Ingo Molnar wrote: > If you don't "see" it as ugly it's simply because your brain > is not wired up to see 3D/2D geometry as a significant > source of information. A significant portion (I'd > guesstimate a narrow majority) of kernel hackers *does* see > 2D/3D layout details in code and finds inconsistencies in > them counterproductive. > > ( It's roughly the same distinction that makes some people > love the typographic layout of the iPhone/iPad while > others consider it unnecessary bling. ) Another example are the recent Google+ layout changes. Those who don't see 2D details found it an unnecessary waste of screen real estate. To me and many others the new layout, while sparser, is actually noticeably less taxing to read, because information is structured in such a "geometrically obvious" way. Thanks, Ingo