> > > in favor of 80-column text is just that > > > So I wondered what the general opinion of boost developers > is on this issue, > > I am in favor of 72 column lines myself. This allows me to have three > comfortable columns of code on the screen at once.
This is namely the reason why I would prefer longer lines. On majority on modern monitors 80-column text fit to left 1/3 of monitor space, leaving 2/3 blank. >From "idiological prospective" you won't find too many reasons to defend 80-column limitation. We tend to use more and more explicit namespace specifications, a lot of template parameters, effectively making even simple assignment to spread on multiple lines (and less readable) would you stick to 80-column. Unless you try to put several statements on the same line, I prefer to see it long not separated. On the other hand, I admit that there are still as lot of people using vi through terminal connection. Gennadiy. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
