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Mac@programming.dev to Programming@programming.dev · 2 years ago

Tabs are objectively better than spaces - gomakethings.com

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Mac@programming.dev to Programming@programming.dev · 2 years ago
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Tabs are objectively better than spaces
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Yesterday, I shared some spicy takes. A few were particularly controversial—most notably, that I correct Gif the correct way (with a soft G)—but I also got a lot of emails asking me to elaborate on a few of them. Today, I wanted to talk about how tabs are objectively better than spaces. This won’t take long. Tabs let you define how big you want each indent to be, and spaces do not.
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    Because other people might have restricted environment which might not suit their preference is not a good reason to level it down IMO.

    Also, I think 9 is the best size for indent (matter of preference), do you think I should switch to space so everyone can enjoy this wonderful view I have ?

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      Ah, the best kind of indent. A tab and a space.

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        Or just set tabsize to 9, that’s the point :)

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          Where’s the fun in that?

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      It’s not just “might”. Termux is pretty much the only good choice for programming on Android.

      I think 9 is the best size for indent (matter of preference), do you think I should switch to space

      I think you should switch to an exorcist.

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        What’s your point ? You can use vim on termux and set the tabsize to whatever you want for example.

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          Also :exorcise is only a quick pluginstall away, anyway. /s

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      Why would you ever need 9 other than trolling people on the internet?

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        Straight on point!

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