Rules are best handled by automated tools with as few configuration options as possible - like gofmt or black.

This way people won't start bikeshedding about the placement of curly braces, they either accept the style or move on.

It also prevents things from getting political or personified. It's the tool that's making the decisions, not a specific person.

This is why I push for gofumpt over gofmt

These rules aren’t really about naming things, which I agree is hard. It’s pedantry around terms that really don’t matter which way you choose and thus are categorically not “best practices” let alone “idioms” one must abide by.

If the author really cares this much then they should be linter rules instead of a blog post.