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> The tabs vs spaces argument comes to mind. Not refuting your point in the least, but that plot line made me cringe for an entirely different reason--it chara
by redshirtrob 9y ago
> The tabs vs spaces argument comes to mind.
Not refuting your point in the least, but that plot line made me cringe for an entirely different reason--it characterized people who use spaces as though they actually pressed the spacebar once for each space instead of letting the editor handle the work.
That said, I think it was a good decision since the majority of the audience (based on my super scientific study where I asked my wife and friend if they knew what was weird about that scene) has no idea how text editors work and it did help to drive home the point.
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- kenneth 9y agoYes, that's my biggest complaint about the show in its four-season history. The whole thing was so inaccurate it made me furious.
- xapata 9y ago> [press] the spacebar once for each space Python v3.4.0 had a feature regression which hijacked TAB for autocomplete and prevented using TAB for indentation in the basic REPL. To my amazement, there was actually discussion on whether converting a TAB to 4 spaces was a worthwhile feature. https://bugs.python.org/msg188532 https://bugs.python.org/msg188532 Happily, the TAB was recovered. https://bugs.python.org/msg188542 https://bugs.python.org/msg188542