Minor whitespace changes relating to lines of code that are being changed

[Stephan Bergmann]

On 14.02.25 05:59, Chris Sherlock wrote:
> I'm not following the argument. If whitespacing changes don't make the 
> code less readable or more readable, then why would a small whitespacing 
> change that makes the code more consistent with the surrounding code 
> style on the lines of code you are modifying make a difference?

because it makes the change itself less readable

> There are plenty of craftsmen who want to look after their tools.

but more after their functionality than after their beauty

(but yeah, every analogy, ultimately, is a stretch; and there's value in 
the beauty of your work, for sure; but a messy source and a clean little 
diff can have beauty too---I tried to get that across somewhat in a talk 
I once gave, can't remember which LOCon or FOSDEM that was, though)