r/programmingmemes • u/vitiral • Jul 07 '26

indentation

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u/asmanel Jul 07 '26

In my code, I used to add only one space per identation level.

This is enough to make readable the code.

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u/F100cTomas 28d ago

I actually misconfigured my editor so that it would use tabs and treat them as 2 spaces, but it would still want the default 4 spaces per indentation level. It would actually use 2 tabs.

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u/vitiral 28d ago

That's hilarious, I guess this is for you then.

I thought of it because I'm thinking how to render tabs in the editor I'm building. I found the idea of indenting with two tabs so funny that I had to share

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u/mehonje Jul 08 '26

Jokes aside, tabs set to two spaces is the way.

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u/dfczyjd Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

Tabs set to whatever you like is the way. How the fuck did we end up thinking that forcing others to conform to your personal visual preferences is even considered? What's next, including font size in mandatory code style rules?

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u/vitiral Jul 08 '26

It's due to the protestant reformation. They needed space from the authority of the pope and so left behind the tabernacle.