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That's a methodology problem you're describing.

The solution should not be hideous syntax.



There are a ton of companies out there doing interesting things that are willing to pay well for working on code that has that methodology problem. But they are not willing to undertake a full rewrite of their system at the outset before you can start doing anything useful.

At that point you can choose which is more important - the religious war or getting on with your life. When I encounter things like that my vote is a bit of both. I bring habits that allow me to cope with the methodological problem, and incrementally try to create a space where I don't have a problem.

In the process I've found that my preference for trailing commas was a useless idiosyncrasy that I could live without. When I tried living without it, I quickly found that leading commas made my life more pleasant, and I learned to like that formatting style.




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