Max column length (line length) does make sense in one case. It simplifies side-by-side comparison. We have a max 100 column rule which is perfect for our merge

Max column length (line length) does make sense in one case. It simplifies side-by-side comparison. We have a max 100 column rule which is perfect for our merge and review tooling :). It was raised from 80 few years back and probably raises again to 120 as everybody has all their monitors 1920x1080 now. The idea is everybody should see the entire line in one go without wrapping enabled. A second reason is that it prevents nesting as a side effect. You are forced to make methods and don't go into nested if/for. Much easier to check for our (custom) linter than verifying for/if nested loop depth. Oh, Turning on word wrap is evil...