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I find as I get older that I need to use bigger fonts in order to easily read code. Based on my terminal font, I can fit two windows side by side with 90 chara
by u801e 6y ago
I find as I get older that I need to use bigger fonts in order to easily read code. Based on my terminal font, I can fit two windows side by side with 90 character line lengths, but if I have 3 windows, it would go down to 60 characters (though that's not something I commonly do).
I also find diffs that involve changes to shorter lines easier to read compared to ones with longer lines.
I wonder what he now thinks about line length in email and git commit messages (excluding things like logs, error messages, etc)?
- JohnL4 6y agoI'm sorry, if you can no longer code in a 9-pt font on a high-DPI screen, you have to quit. I don't write the rules.
- g7r 6y agoYes! The thing about line width limit in terminal isn't about display resolution and size only. As a man who prefers big characters due to conditions I always vote for lower line width limit. It is starting to get really uncomfortable on lines longer than 100-120 chars.