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| From | Mario Rosell <mario@mariorosell.es> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++ |
| Subject | Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen |
| Followup-To | comp.lang.c |
| Date | 2026-06-02 19:20 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10vnae7$35ho0$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <10tg96h$1g1mp$1@dont-email.me> <10tismt$2cmtr$1@dont-email.me> |
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["Followup-To:" header set to comp.lang.c.] On 2026-05-07, Chris M. Thomasson <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> wrote: > On 5/6/2026 1:43 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote: >> “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and >> IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen >> https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260505-00/?p=112298 >> >> “I’ve written in the past about the cultural mismatch between Microsoft >> and IBM during the collaboration on OS/2, with the Microsofties viewing >> their IBM colleagues as mired in pointless bureaucracy and the IBM folks >> viewing Microsofties as undisciplined hackers.¹” >> >> “One of many points of mismatch was the organizational structure.” >> >> “A colleague recalls that while he was assigned to the IBM offices in >> Boca Raton, Florida, there was a dispute over what key should be used to >> move from one field to another in dialog boxes. The folks at IBM were >> not happy with my colleague’s decision to use the TAB key, so they asked >> him to escalate the issue to his manager back in Redmond.” >> >> Ok, that resolution is funny. >> >> I often wonder how life would have been if I had taken that job offer >> with Microsoft in 1987. > Fwiw, I always try to setup my editors to treat the TAB key as four > spaces.... I think TABs are cool because of this: you can set the indentation level to what you are used to. also saves space if you really need to squash four bytes. -- - mario
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“A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-05-06 15:43 -0500
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-07 13:29 -0700
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-07 21:26 +0000
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2026-05-08 07:57 +0100
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-08 09:25 +0000
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2026-06-03 17:00 -0500
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-03 15:07 -0700
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2026-06-03 17:51 -0500
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-07 02:40 +0000
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-07 10:46 +0100
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2026-06-07 12:44 +0100
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2026-05-08 14:14 +0300
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-08 13:29 -0700
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Mario Rosell <mario@mariorosell.es> - 2026-06-02 19:20 +0000
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-02 13:27 -0700
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2026-06-02 21:59 +0100
Re: Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-06-02 21:35 +0000
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-02 14:53 -0700
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-02 23:28 +0100
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-03 06:58 +0000
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-03 13:15 -0700
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-06-02 17:35 -0500
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester <thanks-to@Taf.com> - 2026-06-04 20:54 +0000
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-06-04 17:28 -0500
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-02 14:45 -0700
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-03 06:53 +0000
Are TABs a topic? ( was Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch [...]) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-06-03 10:28 +0200
Re: Are TABs a topic? ( was Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch [...]) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-06-03 05:20 -0400
Re: Are TABs a topic? ( was Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch [...]) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-06-03 14:35 +0200
Re: Are TABs a topic? ( was Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch [...]) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-06-03 14:50 +0200
Re: Are TABs a topic? ( was Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch [...]) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-04 00:07 +0000
Re: �A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures� by Raymond Chen pyotr filipivich <phamp@mindspring.com> - 2026-05-08 16:18 -0700
Re: A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures by Raymond Chen Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-05-08 18:32 -0500
Re: A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures by Raymond Chen Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-09 01:50 +0200
Re: A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures by Raymond Chen Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-05-08 21:00 -0500
Re: "A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures" by Raymond Chen Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-05-09 07:19 -0400
Re: A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures by Raymond Chen "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-09 13:58 +0200
Re: A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures by Raymond Chen Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-10 03:40 +0000
Re: A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures by Raymond Chen "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-05-10 08:58 +0100
Re: A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures by Raymond Chen "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-10 12:34 +0200
Re: A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures by Raymond Chen Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-10 22:59 +0000
Re: A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures by Raymond Chen Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-05-10 15:48 -0700
Re: “A dispute over the TAB key highlights a mismatch between Microsoft and IBM organizational structures” by Raymond Chen Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-05-09 16:14 -0700
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