On Friday, 19 April 2019 20:33:13 UTC+2, Mariusz Felisiak wrote:
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> I don't think that our code style is any barrier for newcomers. ...we've
> never blocked any patch due to stylistic nitpicks. I also don't believe
> that it will increase the number of contributors, if I would like to
> contribute to any package it wouldn't matter to me.
>
So, I've been out banging the drum for new contributors for a year or so
now. I've had a number of personal reports that this just isn't true.
Members of our community who want to contribute to Django are finding the
review process off-putting. (They've used stronger language than that.) We
have a host of people that have made a single contribution and never come
back.
"Wrap to 79 chars", or whatever, would be better gone. I'm not sure I like
Black per se, but using an auto-formatter would enable review comments to
focus on substantive points. ("Can we rephrase this slightly to more
like....") (From experience in Go and Elm lands, the community using a
single formatter has great benefits. After a couple of week your brain gets
used to the different style.)
It's not a panacea. But we have a massive barrier to entry. We need to
address that. Using an auto-formatter would be one step.
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