Volker, source code is no newspaper. Imo 80 chars is definitely fine for C or perl with cryptic syntax (programmed that myself for 20 years) but it's not nice for languages where descriptive variable and method names are 'socially accepted' ;)
LieGrue, strub ----- Original Message ----- > From: Volker Weber <[email protected]> > To: MyFaces Development <[email protected]>; Mark Struberg > <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 9:22 AM > Subject: Re: [VOTE] extend maximum allowed line length from 120 to 160 > > Hi, > > -1. > > In my opinion 160 characters is much to wide, the current 120 is not > the preferred, but the allowed max width. > I vote for 80 characters as preferred max width. > > In general reading is easier if the text is not too wide, thats why > newspaper articles are layouted in columns. > > > Regards, > Volker > > 2011/10/26 Mark Struberg <[email protected]>: >> Hi! >> >> Currently we have really long and very descriptive variable names in > MyFaces. >> >> I personally like that, but due to that we are really often exceeding the > 120 character per line. >> >> Thus my question: should we extend this from 120 to 160 characters being > allowed per line? >> >> [+1] yup make 160 the max default >> [0] don't care >> [-1] nope, let's stick with 120 >> >> open for 72h ... >> >> >> Please make use of your vote, because I will activate the checkstyle checks > soon ;) >> >> here is my +1. >> >> LieGrue, >> strub >> >> > > > > -- > inexso - information exchange solutions GmbH > Ofener Str. 30 | 26121 Oldenburg > Tel.: +49 441 219 730 56 | > FAX: +49 441 219 730 66 | eMail: [email protected] > > Firmensitz: Oldenburg | Amtsgericht Oldenburg HRB 205251 > Geschäftsführer: Stefan Schulte, Michael Terschüren >
