On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 1:44 PM, Lonnie Olson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 1:10 PM, Timothy Humphrey > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Why is it preferable to use four spaces for an indent, rather than a > single tab? Four keystrokes vs. a single keystroke. > > IMHO, some people prefer spaces because they don't understand their > tools enough to set a custom tab width, and they want a different tab > width from default. So they resort to this terrible hackery to get a > custom tab width. > > In tandem, I often hear the "spaces are always one column!" argument, which is false and shows the same lack of tools understanding (to say nothing of typefaces). If your code readability relies on a specific number of columns, regardless of language, you're probably self-limiting (and definitely limiting your fellows). -Tod Hansmann _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
