Re: [RFC] CodeStyle: Use spaces when aligning/decorating

[Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@student.ltu.se>]

Bob Copeland wrote:
>>  > FWIW I prefer the {deleted} language.  // PI = 3;
>>  >
>>  Well, actually I like it too. But I think it should be up to the
>>  programmer which setting to use + it seems some people have really taken
>>  this to heart, going from 'tab => 8 characters wide' to '8 spaces =>
>>  tab', obscuring tab's position as a 'logical indention'.
>>     
>
> Well, no one's saying that you can't configure your editor any way you
> want.  The tabs=8 is a good cue for the 80-column rule, though.
>   
The problem isn't "should tab be <any number> wide", it is those who 
want to force replacement of alignment-spaces with tabs (aka 
checkpatch.pl). Also, the 80-rule is not really effective if not using 
8-wide tabs ;)
> IMO, CodingStyle used to be a good, funny read and now it's just simply
> full of boring pedantic laws.
>   
Unfortunately...