On Monday 29 November 2010 21:30:31 [email protected] wrote: > > LOL. I couldn't figure out what was different about those lines (the > > extra space > > apparently; the fact that the text isn't monospaced makes it harder to > > see > > though). But no one's over going to get people to agree on spacing any > > more than > > they'll get them to agree on braces. Personally, I generally don't have > > extraneous spaces but will periodically line up variable declarations > > with > > regards to names (which would require no work here because they're all > > auto and > > line up anyway). Other folks I know insist on always putting extra > > spaces after > > keywords like if and/or putting extra spaces before or after parens. > > Trying to > > convince anyone about spacing is a waste of time, and I'd say that > > suggesting > > that spacing be altered in code is generally a waste of time unless > > there's > > something abnormally bad about it (like 10 spaces after every paren or > > something > > ridiculous like that). > > > > - Jonathan M Davis > > IMHO this is a good example why inconsistencies are sometimes necessary. > I don't put spaces into random places either but this example is crying > for attention :)
If you say so. I don't see any problem with it. I can see why you'd want to add the extra spaces (at least, once I put it in an editor with a monospaced font), but I wouldn't have thought that it would be worth calling someone on it. It just seems nitpicky, honestly. - Jonathan M Davis
