A spate of applications have popped/cropped up in recent years with slogans like “Make Anything Art.” They purport to transfer the style of one image and render the content of another image in that style. In the sets of images below, the small inset image is the source of the “style” which is transferred to the larger image. It’s an impressive trick, although I don’t know that it accurately represents what we mean by ‘style’.
One of the main reasons for having coding standards is to keep your code readable by everyone. By enforcing standards and formatting, the code base becomes consistent, and anyone can easily understand the structure of the code because he will be more familiar with what to expect. It is also very useful when a new developer joins the team because once he is familiar with the patterns, he will be able to easily read the existing code, which results in a more pleasant experience.