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 |
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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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