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Wait, no, if there is an 80 character line limit and you like 4 space tabs but I like 2 space tabs, we’re going to have a problem. My code will exceed the line
by jahewson 1y ago
Wait, no, if there is an 80 character line limit and you like 4 space tabs but I like 2 space tabs, we’re going to have a problem. My code will exceed the line length on your screen or be forced to wrap prematurely on my screen to suit your preferences.
- sokoloff 1y agoI'm not at all convinced that an 80 character line limit makes sense on modern equipment. On punch cards, teletypes, or VGA CRTs? Absolutely. On SVGA CRTs? Probably. On anything modern? No.
- jahewson 1y agoPersonally I use a 100 character limit. Anything more and the ability to have two editor windows side by side gets impeded upon. The point is, there is a limit.
- sokoloff 1y agoEh. If 1 line of code in 500 has a trailing bit of punctuation scrolled off the side for 1 in 8 coders who have chosen to have both narrow windows and wide tabs, that hardly seems like a deal-breaker, but if it is, enforce common settings/standards. (I'm fully converted to Team Spaces, but I also don't get too wrapped up in treating what seem to be soft limits as hard limits.)