pointer and ref are middle aligned

[mpreisler]

It's a personal preference but I will go ahead and complain about it anyway :-P

Consider this:
a * b - at first glance you are not sure if it's a multiplied by b or a pointer to a stored in b.
a & b - bitwise and or ref?
const a & b

IMO stick to industry standards, nobody cares if it's a *b or a* b but a * b is super rare and weird... I personally prefer a* b but as long as it's not in the middle I am fine and can read it quickly.

[matejak]

As you have mentioned, there are reasons why left-align as well as reasons for right-aligning. My view is that every reason why to right-align is a reason why not to left-align, and vice versa. Having the operator in the middle doesn't shouldn't mislead anyone, unlike e.g. int* i, j;. I think that it is a matter of taste, so try give it a go.
There is a astyle runner resources/utilities/run-astyle.sh, so switching from one way to the other should be rather easy, and if it will keep causing you pain for a long time, feel free to submit a PR that changes that.

[mpreisler]

It's like driving on the left side of the road vs right side of the road. Middle would be best and would work best for everyone :-D

[matejak]

On a one-way road, why not :-)