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'Existing code' refers to Google's codebase, not necessarily the rest of the world. Then they can do things like have their version control diff apps like Mond
by daniel02216 16y ago
'Existing code' refers to Google's codebase, not necessarily the rest of the world. Then they can do things like have their version control diff apps like Mondrian/Rietveld have fixed-width UIs that fit on one page, when they know that everything will fit within 80 chars.
- nostrademons 16y agoAlso, many Google developers do a big chunk of their development through SSH windows on a laptop working from home. Laptops have limited screen real estate anyway, and it's really handy to be able to use the default PuTTY terminal size and not have to screw around with resizing it.
- vilya 16y agoIt also makes life easier if you like to have several code windows open side by side while you work. I got introduced to this approach a few years ago by a colleague and I've loved it ever since (I actually use vertical splits in Vim FWIW; same difference...).