On Thu, Dec 05, 2019 at 04:44:21PM +0000, Michael Matz wrote: > (oh a flame bait :) )
I will blissfully ignore that warning. > On Thu, 5 Dec 2019, Thomas Schwinge wrote: > I object to cluttering code in excuse for using sensible function names or > temporaries that otherwise can help clearing up code. Using 132-char > lines is cluttering code: > - long lines are harder to read/grasp: vertical eye movement is easier > than horizontal, and source code should be optimized for > reading, not writing > - long lines make it impossible to have two files next to each other at a > comfortable font size > - long lines are incompatible with existing netiquette re emails, for > instance > > So, at least for me, that my terminals are 80 wide (but not x24) has > multiple reasons, and the _least_ of it is because that's what punch cards > had. I agree with all of this. If you have a hard time writing nicely readable code in 80 columns, you will have a much harder time still using more columns. 80 is somewhat too long already (~60 is better), but we have indents in source code, so that's alright. And you should not indent that far, so this all works out splendidly. Segher
