I think the solution is for everyone to rotate their widescreen monitors 90° into a really tall portrait mode. :)
On Thu, Feb 21, 2019, 11:44 AM Mike Miller <python-id...@mgmiller.net> wrote: > > On 2/18/19 8:37 PM, Simon wrote: > > I'd like to propose an update to PEP8. Indeed, the 80 characters per > line > > guideline is, I feel, outdated. > > Hi, I don't agree it is outdated. As someone who has a second 4k monitor > in > portrait mode to minimize scrolling (recommended), the ~80 char line limit > avoids the need for horizontal scrolling as well. This isn't your > father's > Oldsmobile, haha. > > When in landscape on the go I can have two windows open side by side, say > an > editor and documentation/mail at the same time, aka multitasking. Not as > good > as a second monitor, but better than nothing. > > Other folks have chimed in on how newspapers and magazines limit line > length for > readability purposes. > > I suppose if you code fullscreen (or near it) on a 16:9 monitor, longer > lines > might be desirable. Worked at a place where a co-worker frequently > produced > code with ~200 character lines despite calls to cease and desist. Looked > over > once, and sure enough a full+widescreen editor. Nostalgic for DOS, or > focused > like a laser? Not sure. > > The issue is unfortunately exacerbated by the monitor industry forcing us > all to > 16:9 aspect ratios, outside of the MacBook and tablets. That was a > regression > in my opinion. > > -Mike > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list > Python-ideas@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >
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