Indentation style...

[Bas van Gils]

On Mon, May 28, 2001 at 10:35:30AM +0200, Thomas Wouters wrote:
> I'm sure, but we also disagree on how to quote postings ;)

nah, not anymore :-) I think it's about time that I conform to the
standards

> [snip]
> Or consider the other way aroud. Someone used 8-spaces instead of a tab
> somewhere. You set tabs to 4 spaces. The original code was:
> 
> if x:
> <  tab  > if y:
> <  tab  > <  tab  > return something
> <8*space> return something else
> 
> And in your version it'll be (as far as you can tell, because the problem is
> invisible!):
> 
> if x:
>     if y:
>         return something
>         return something else
> 
> Using three-space tabs simply shifts the problem to deeper indentation
> levels, which are that much harder to figure out.


ok ok ... you convinced me. Tab's are evil :-)


c-ya-and-make-sure-you-are-hunry-ly yours


    Bas

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