Who are the "spacists"?

Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards at gmail.com
Sat Mar 18 12:30:12 EDT 2017


On 2017-03-18, Mikhail V <mikhailwas at gmail.com> wrote:

> So Python supports both spaces and tabs for indentation.

Indeed.

> I just wonder, why not forbid spaces in the beginning of lines?

Because spaces are pure, clean, and secure.

> How would one come to the idea to use spaces for indentation at all?

Because tabs are a major security vulnerability and should be outlawed
in all source code.

-- 
Grant




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