diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f44417cf..934820ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ The namespace `babashka.curl` is a tiny wrapper around curl. It's aliased as
 `curl` in the user namespace.  See
 [babashka.curl](https://github.com/borkdude/babashka.curl).
 
-## Running a file
+## Running a script
 
 Scripts may be executed from a file using `-f` or `--file`:
 
@@ -386,8 +386,6 @@ Using `bb` with a shebang also works:
     (println "Usage: <url> <file>")
     (System/exit 1))
   (write-html file (get-url url)))
-
-(System/exit 0)
 ```
 
 ``` shellsession
@@ -415,6 +413,42 @@ $ cat script.clj
 ("hello" "1" "2" "3")
 ```
 
+## Style
+
+A note on style. Babashka recommends the following:
+
+- Only use `*input*` and aliases without require in bash one-liners.
+
+  Do this:
+
+  ```
+  $ ls | bb -i '(-> *input* first (str/includes? "m"))'
+  true
+  ```
+
+  But not this:
+
+  script.clj:
+  ```
+  (-> *input* first (str/includes? "m"))
+  ```
+
+  Rather do this:
+
+  script.clj:
+  ```
+  (ns script
+    (:require [clojure.java.io :as io]
+              [clojure.string :as str]))
+  (-> (io/reader *in*) line-seq first (str/includes? "m"))
+  ```
+
+Some reasons for this:
+
+- Linters like clj-kondo work better with code that uses namespace forms, explicit requires, and known Clojure constructs
+- Editor tooling works better with namespace forms (sorting requires, etc).
+- Writing compatible code gives you the option to run the same script with `clojure`
+
 ## [Running a REPL](doc/repl.md)
 
 Babashka offers a REPL, a socket REPL and an nREPL server. Look