Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!feeder.news-service.com!xlned.com!feeder7.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.007 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'arguments': 0.05; 'width': 0.05; 'bits': 0.07; 'wrote:': 0.15; '-tkc': 0.16; 'columns': 0.16; 'from:addr:python.list': 0.16; 'from:addr:tim.thechases.com': 0.16; 'from:name:tim chase': 0.16; 'lower-case': 0.16; 'message- id:@tim.thechases.com': 0.16; 'received:70.251': 0.16; 'received:dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net': 0.16; 'received:rcsntx.swbell.net': 0.16; 'received:swbell.net': 0.16; 'roy': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.16; 'pm,': 0.16; 'programming': 0.18; 'cc:2**0': 0.21; 'column': 0.22; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'lines,': 0.23; 'architecture': 0.26; "i'm": 0.27; 'somebody': 0.28; 'bit': 0.28; 'problem': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.30; 'that...': 0.30; "won't": 0.32; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.34; "we're": 0.34; 'idea': 0.36; 'but': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'steven': 0.38; 'something': 0.38; 'should': 0.39; "there's": 0.39; 'more.': 0.61; 'back': 0.63; 'believe': 0.66; 'limit': 0.66; 'today': 0.71; 'subject:have': 0.74; 'floppy': 0.84; 'lucky.': 0.84; 'readability': 0.84; 'subject:should': 0.84 Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:52:59 -0500 From: Tim Chase User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.18) Gecko/20110616 Thunderbird/3.1.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Steven D'Aprano Subject: Re: Tabs -vs- Spaces: Tabs should have won. References: <4e225255$0$29990$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <1536999d-976f-48c5-9d22-207974540d3a@c41g2000yqm.googlegroups.com> <4e2385ea$0$29977$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> In-Reply-To: <4e2385ea$0$29977$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - boston.accountservergroup.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tim.thechases.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 24 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1310986390 news.xs4all.nl 23892 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48093 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:9792 On 07/17/2011 08:01 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Roy Smith wrote: >> We don't have that problem any more. It truly boggles my >> mind that we're still churning out people with 80 column >> minds. I'm willing to entertain arguments about readability >> of long lines, but the idea that there's something magic >> about 80 columns is hogwash. > > I agree! Which is why I set my line width to 78 columns. Bah, when I started programming on the Apple ][+, we had no lower-case and a 40-column limit on the TV display. But you try and tell the young people today that... and they won't believe ya'. -tkc (expecting somebody to come back with a bit more retro-computing Four Yorkshiremen bit..."spinning 360k 5.25" floppy drives? We should be so lucky. I had to hand jump 2000-amp bits with only my tongue, for a CPU architecture invented by Navajo code-talkers...")