Because I don't align anything past the initial structure-based
indentation level, it doesn't matter whether I use spaces or tabs, as
long as I don't mix them (I use spaces exclusively, but used to use
tabs exclusively).  However, had you done your alignment with tabs, it
wouldn't have helped.  A different tab width for me would also make
your code misaligned.

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Josh Berry <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Ricky Clarkson
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Your code actually showed up misaligned, because I viewed it using a
>> proportional font.
>
> I wouldn't be too surprised if it was misaligned simply because I
> quickly did it by hand.  As long as we are using spaces instead of
> tabs, I fail to see how this problem will go away.  (And no, I'm not
> trying to argue for tabs.)
>
>> Regardless of my formatting, though, the point I made stands; we
>> should not be altering our code to fit with version control tools, we
>> should be altering the version control tools.  As massively important
>> as version control is, it doesn't beat readability.
>
> My point is that it is both more readable and works easily with some
> automated tools.  The automated tool thing was strictly a plus, not a
> requirement. :)
>
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