Tabs versus Spaces in Source Code

[Pascal Bourguignon]

"opalpa at gmail.com opalinski from opalpaweb" <opalpa at gmail.com> writes:

>> Simply put, tabs is proper, and spaces are improper.
>> Why? This may seem
>> ridiculously simple given the de facto ball of confusion: the semantics
>> of tabs is what indenting is about, while, using spaces to align code
>> is a hack.
>
> The reality of programming practice trumps original intent of tab
> characters.  The tab character and space character are pliable in that
> if their use changes their semantics change.
>
>> ... and the solution is to advance
>> the sciences such that your source code in some way
>> embed such information.
>
> If/when time comes where such info is embeded perhaps then tabs will be
> OK.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I use spaces because of the many sources I've opened I have many times
> sighed on opening tabed ones and never done so opening spaced ones.
>
> I don't get mad, but sighing is a clear indicator  of negativity.
> Anyway, the more code I write and read the less indentation matters to
> me.  My brain can now parse akward source correctly far bettter than it
> did a few years ago.

And anyways, C-x h C-M-\ comes automatically after C-x C-f source RET 
Just add this to your ~/.emacs :

(add-hook 'find-file-hook
   (lambda () (indent-region (point-min) (point-max)) (pop-mark)))



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