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I wrote my own version of Make for VAX/VMS and MSDOS, back in 1983 or so. I hated the tab mechanism of the Unix make, so I didn't use it, and none of my users (
by kabdib 10y ago
I wrote my own version of Make for VAX/VMS and MSDOS, back in 1983 or so. I hated the tab mechanism of the Unix make, so I didn't use it, and none of my users (of which there were apparently thousands) ever complained. I got a few "thank you"s for it.
TAB was a stupid choice even in the 1970s.
- Twisell 10y agoTab are actually more eco-friendly than space. Just think of the energy lost sending 4 characters instead of 1 in every uncompressed json/xml actually moving around because lazy people don't mind suppress them before sending it over the network...
- rumcajz 10y agoand imagine how annoying it gets when you are punching a punchcard.
- magentaboy 10y agoWe would punch up a program card to put on the drum in our IBM 029 card punches to set the tab stops, and let the tab key do its job.