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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:21:06 +0200 (CEST)
From: Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com>
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----- Original Message -----
[snipe 80 char line discussion] 
> And, quite frankly, people who care more about the readability of
> their
> code than about squeezing in as much processing into a single line of
> text as possible.
> 

As usual Steven, you take someone's argument, you add a little bit of exaggeration and make it sound silly.
Using 80+ char lines doesn't mean I put all my efforts exceeding the 80 char limit. As a matter of fact, I never
get the char limit get into the way of readability. What needs to be short will be short, and what needs to be long will be long.


[snip] 
> Flame away :)

good job :o)

JM