Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:47:29 +0100 | | From | Richard Knutsson <> | | Subject | Re: [RFC] CodeStyle: Use spaces when aligning/decorating | |
Bob Copeland wrote:
>> > FWIW I prefer the {deleted} language. // PI = 3;
>> >
>> Well, actually I like it too. But I think it should be up to the
>> programmer which setting to use + it seems some people have really taken
>> this to heart, going from 'tab => 8 characters wide' to '8 spaces =>
>> tab', obscuring tab's position as a 'logical indention'.
>>
>
> Well, no one's saying that you can't configure your editor any way you
> want. The tabs=8 is a good cue for the 80-column rule, though.
>
The problem isn't "should tab be <any number> wide", it is those who
want to force replacement of alignment-spaces with tabs (aka
checkpatch.pl). Also, the 80-rule is not really effective if not using
8-wide tabs ;)
> IMO, CodingStyle used to be a good, funny read and now it's just simply
> full of boring pedantic laws.
>
Unfortunately...
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