Is a coding standard even needed anymore?

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Published on 2012-09-21T23:03:17Z Indexed on 2012/09/22 3:49 UTC
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I know that it's been proven that a coding standard helps enormously. However, there are many different tools and IDEs that will format to whatever standard the programmer prefers. So long as the code's neat/commented (and not a spaghetti mess), I don't see the need for a coding standard.

Are there any arguments for the development of a coding standard (we don't have one, but I was looking into creating one)?

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