[OT] Spaces/tabs (Was: simple display (from: GUI library for D))

Nick Sabalausky a at a.a
Tue Apr 12 12:49:04 PDT 2011


"Cliff Hudson" <cliff.s.hudson at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:mailman.3414.1302586393.4748.digitalmars-d at puremagic.com...
> Spaces *should* only be used within string constants (as needed), or when
> the language otherwise requires them.  The editor should format the code
> according to user preferences.
>
> Absent that, spaces represent the lowest common denominator of formatting,
> so we can all use them and our text shows up as we desire regardless of
> editor or setting.
>

I'd rather my text show up indented the way the person reading it desires.

> Can we move along now?  This argument was old 30 years ago.  Perhaps we
> should do VI vs. EMACS while we are at it.
>

Pico rules them all! ;)




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