On 2020-08-28 10:25, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 12:46 AM Peter Rosin <peda@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 2020-08-27 21:26, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote: > > ... > >> I'm not a huge fan of adding *one* odd line breaking the 80 column >> recommendation to any file. I like to be able to fit multiple >> windows side by side in a meaningful way. Also, I don't like having >> a shitload of emptiness on my screen, which is what happens when some >> lines are longer and you want to see it all. I strongly believe that >> the 80 column rule/recommendation is still as valid as it ever was. >> It's just hard to read longish lines; there's a reason newspapers >> columns are quite narrow... > > Why not to introduce 66 (or so, like TeX recommends)? Or even less? Because 80 is what happens to what is recommended in coding style? > I consider any comparison to news or natural language text is silly. > Programming language is different in many aspects, including helpful > scripts and utilities to browse the source code. So, by all means, scratch that part. You still have a problem getting around the coding style recommendation. Cheers, Peter
