Re: [AGG] source code style

[Jim B. <ji...@ch...>]

On 2010-06-24 00:04, Dirck Blaskey wrote:
> My only hard and fast style rule:
>    * Tabs are 8 spaces, not 2, not 4
>    * Don't use them.
>
> This may seem old fashioned, but it's old fashioned for good reason.
> I've lost track of how many times
> I've looked at source code and had to fuss with the editor trying 2 or 4
> or 8 until the code sort of "looks right",
> and how many times the result is actually inconsistent because different
> authors of the same module used different settings.
>
> Tabs rely on out of band information for correct formatting.  Until
> *everyone* is coding in a wysiwig literate programming editor, stick to
> 7 bit ascii text (as much as possible) with no tabs (EVER).

You're absolutely right - it does seem old fashioned! And then some!!

- Jim

PS didn't I mention... if tabs are used soley for beginning-of-line 
indentation, then it doesn't matter a jot if people use different tab 
widths, does it!