> The problem with tabs is that they render as different widths in different contexts
The funny thing is that this is why I prefer them. It means I control how indents render rather than the person who wrote the code.
The funny thing is that this is why I prefer them. It means I control how indents render rather than the person who wrote the code.
Nowadays I just chuck format on save on all the code I deal with so I don't have to deal with any of this stuff anymore.
If we take this to its longer conclusion though, it would be pretty good if our tooling supporting a difference between the view (using your own preferences) and storage (consistent code for committing to git or whatever).
1. Change the tab width in your IDE 2. Turn on line-wrapping
I'm in the spaces camp, but I was musing about this for the tabs camp because wanting to adjust the indentation seems reasonable.
(My "favourite" convention was Luajit where the convention was: 2 spaces, until we got to 8 spaces, in which case tab.)