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From: David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
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Subject: Re: Which code style do you prefer the most?
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:32:23 +0100
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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is a good number or should be a hard limit is /long/ outdated.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.