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It takes special effort to configure a variable width font in a code editor. I have to wonder if they do this to troll observant people like you :p
by bengoodger 9y ago
It takes special effort to configure a variable width font in a code editor. I have to wonder if they do this to troll observant people like you :p
- rusk 9y agoIt probably ties into the whole tabs vs whitespace thread ...
- dmix 9y agoThey chose to side with tabs to troll the programmers who know what they are talking about?
- rusk 9y agoPreferring tabs to spaces makes sense when you're using variable width fonts?
- thomastjeffery 9y agoYes. Unless your editor happens to do some really nice formatting.
- woobar 9y agoIt takes zero effort in IntelliJ (pictured above). I remember reading a suggestion about proportional fonts in a discussion on HN about code editor preferences. Switched to them several years ago and never looked back.
- thomastjeffery 9y agoI can see the appeal, so long as characters like l1I are distinguishable, and indentation was done well.