4 ms·
> If you do not have the relevant tooling you can still read the canonical formatting. Which is often unnecessarily difficult for whatever reason, hence my ini
by d110af5ccf 5y ago
> If you do not have the relevant tooling you can still read the canonical formatting.
Which is often unnecessarily difficult for whatever reason, hence my initial comment. Given that tabs already exist there's literally no reason not to use them other than to intentionally spite any future readers who don't agree with your preference for indentation width.
> that exactly what tab proponents expect
Because that capability is built into even the most primitive of text editors since forever. Per-language formatting, on the other hand, is most certainly not.
- gpderetta 5y agoUsing just tabs you end up with misaligned code. So you need a mix of tabs and spaces (i.e. smart tabs). But nobody sane [1] would do that by hand and would rely on their editor to do the indenting automatically. At this point just ask the editor to indent on demand. [1] I'm hyperbolic, sorry if you actually do that although I pity you.