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From: Ar Rakin <rakinar2@onesoftnet.eu.org>
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Subject: Re: Which code style do you prefer the most?
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:04:09 +0600
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David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> writes:

> On 26/02/2025 15:39, Bradley K. Sherman wrote:
>> Just do your best to keep it neat and under 80 columns.
>> 
>
> Neat, yes.  80 columns, no - unless you are living in the previous century.
>
> Lines that are too long are hard to read, but the idea that 80 columns
> is a good number or should be a hard limit is /long/ outdated.  About
> 100 - 120 columns is a better fit for a lot of code, letting you use
> sensible identifiers without excessively splitting logical lines into
> multiple physical lines.

Agreed. Unfortunately, most GNU projects still require you to not exceed
80 columns per line, in the code. It is a bit too hard limit.

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Ar Rakin