On 5/28/2020 1:17 PM, David Howells wrote:
> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Or maybe make it check for something more reasonable, like 100 characters.
> Yes please!
No, thank you!
C is a symbolic language, not a text language. Encouraging newbies to declare
int iterator;
instead of
int i;
does the language a disservice.
It's true, nobody uses a TTY33 anymore. Those of us who have done so
understand how "{" is preferable to "BEGIN" and why tabs are better than
multiple spaces. A narrow "terminal" requires less neck and mouse movement.
Any width limit is arbitrary, so to the extent anyone might care, I advocate
80 forever.
> David
>
