[Python-ideas] 80 character line width vs. something wider

[Aahz]

On Thu, May 21, 2009, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
>
> Okay, I'm convinced.  80 is EXACTLY the right number.  79 is too few
> and 81 is WAY over the top.  It doesn't matter what language your
> coding in, which century you're living in, or your preference for tab
> sizes.
>
> Looking back, I'm amazed that there was every any commercial success
> for line printers that had more than 80 characters.  Those guys who
> made green bar paper were seriously misguided.  How could they ignore
> the one true universal programming constant.

Could you explain why you have so much emotion invested in this issue?
>From my POV, it looks like you're one step short of outright flaming
anyone who disagrees with you.
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