May 12, 2006 Re: DCode 1.3 release | ||||
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Posted in reply to Anders F Björklund | Anders F Björklund wrote: > jicman wrote: > >> Ok, I give you that one... :-) > > > Seriously, tabs are not *that* bad if everyone could just settle on a spacing for them (that isn't 8). Kinda like 8-bit character encodings, it works OK as long as everyone is "on the same page". (If only...) > > The only language I know getting serious hiccups from tabs is Python. > > --anders That's because someone had a brain-aneurism thought about using whitespace indentation for scope control. -- Regards, James Dunne |
May 12, 2006 Re: DCode 1.3 release | ||||
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Posted in reply to James Dunne | On Thu, 11 May 2006 19:55:52 -0500, James Dunne wrote: > Anders F Björklund wrote: >> jicman wrote: >> >>> Ok, I give you that one... :-) >> >> Seriously, tabs are not *that* bad if everyone could just settle on a spacing for them (that isn't 8). Kinda like 8-bit character encodings, it works OK as long as everyone is "on the same page". (If only...) >> >> The only language I know getting serious hiccups from tabs is Python. >> >> --anders > > That's because someone had a brain-aneurism thought about using whitespace indentation for scope control. And don't forget RPGII. In that language, certain columns could only contain certain information -- Derek (skype: derek.j.parnell) Melbourne, Australia "Down with mediocracy!" 12/05/2006 11:02:49 AM |
May 12, 2006 Re: DCode 1.3 release | ||||
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Posted in reply to James Dunne | James Dunne wrote:
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>> Seriously, tabs are not *that* bad if everyone could just settle on a spacing for them (that isn't 8). Kinda like 8-bit character encodings, it works OK as long as everyone is "on the same page". (If only...)
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heheh, we've already gone over this once, but it was the other way around. We were talking about python, then we started talkig about how evil the tab character is!
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May 13, 2006 Re: DCode 1.3 release | ||||
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Posted in reply to Hasan Aljudy | Hasan Aljudy wrote: > James Dunne wrote: > >> Anders F Björklund wrote: >> >>> jicman wrote: >>> >>>> Ok, I give you that one... :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Seriously, tabs are not *that* bad if everyone could just settle on a spacing for them (that isn't 8). Kinda like 8-bit character encodings, it works OK as long as everyone is "on the same page". (If only...) >>> >>> The only language I know getting serious hiccups from tabs is Python. >>> >>> --anders >> >> >> >> That's because someone had a brain-aneurism thought about using whitespace indentation for scope control. >> > > heheh, we've already gone over this once, but it was the other way around. We were talking about python, then we started talkig about how evil the tab character is! But... I love tabs! They're great for indentation, but they should not be combined with spaces. I *hate* arrowing through a bunch of spaces to get to the start of a statement - tabs go much quicker. Plus it's such a hassle to reindent code with spaces when you're OCD about indentation and code readability... -- Regards, James Dunne |
May 13, 2006 Re: DCode 1.3 release | ||||
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Posted in reply to James Dunne | On Sat, 13 May 2006 17:13:58 +1000, James Dunne <james.jdunne@gmail.com> wrote: > But... I love tabs! They're great for indentation, but they should not be combined with spaces. I *hate* arrowing through a bunch of spaces to get to the start of a statement - tabs go much quicker. Plus it's such a hassle to reindent code with spaces when you're OCD about indentation and code readability... Get a better text editor ;-) -- Derek Parnell Melbourne, Australia |
May 13, 2006 Re: DCode 1.3 release | ||||
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Posted in reply to James Dunne | James Dunne wrote: > Hasan Aljudy wrote: > >> James Dunne wrote: >> >>> Anders F Björklund wrote: >>> >>>> jicman wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ok, I give you that one... :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Seriously, tabs are not *that* bad if everyone could just settle on a spacing for them (that isn't 8). Kinda like 8-bit character encodings, it works OK as long as everyone is "on the same page". (If only...) >>>> >>>> The only language I know getting serious hiccups from tabs is Python. >>>> >>>> --anders >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> That's because someone had a brain-aneurism thought about using whitespace indentation for scope control. >>> >> >> heheh, we've already gone over this once, but it was the other way around. We were talking about python, then we started talkig about how evil the tab character is! > > > But... I love tabs! They're great for indentation, but they should not be combined with spaces. I *hate* arrowing through a bunch of spaces to get to the start of a statement - tabs go much quicker. even the most lame text editors I've seen support ctrl-arrow to jump to next word!! > Plus it's such a hassle to reindent code with spaces when you're OCD about indentation and code readability... > I lost you on OCD .. :) |
May 13, 2006 Re: DCode 1.3 release | ||||
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Posted in reply to Hasan Aljudy | Hasan Aljudy wrote: > James Dunne wrote: > >> Hasan Aljudy wrote: >> >>> James Dunne wrote: >>> >>>> Anders F Björklund wrote: >>>> >>>>> jicman wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ok, I give you that one... :-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Seriously, tabs are not *that* bad if everyone could just settle on a spacing for them (that isn't 8). Kinda like 8-bit character encodings, it works OK as long as everyone is "on the same page". (If only...) >>>>> >>>>> The only language I know getting serious hiccups from tabs is Python. >>>>> >>>>> --anders >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> That's because someone had a brain-aneurism thought about using whitespace indentation for scope control. >>>> >>> >>> heheh, we've already gone over this once, but it was the other way around. We were talking about python, then we started talkig about how evil the tab character is! >> >> >> >> But... I love tabs! They're great for indentation, but they should not be combined with spaces. I *hate* arrowing through a bunch of spaces to get to the start of a statement - tabs go much quicker. > > > even the most lame text editors I've seen support ctrl-arrow to jump to next word!! > Yes, any decent editor will do that. Tabs are more storage efficient. > >> Plus it's such a hassle to reindent code with spaces when you're OCD about indentation and code readability... >> > > I lost you on OCD .. :) Short for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. :) -- Regards, James Dunne |
May 14, 2006 Re: DCode 1.3 release | ||||
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Posted in reply to James Dunne | James Dunne wrote:
> Hasan Aljudy wrote:
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>> James Dunne wrote:
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>>> Hasan Aljudy wrote:
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>>>> James Dunne wrote:
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>>>> heheh, we've already gone over this once, but it was the other way around. We were talking about python, then we started talkig about how evil the tab character is!
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>>> But... I love tabs! They're great for indentation, but they should not be combined with spaces. I *hate* arrowing through a bunch of spaces to get to the start of a statement - tabs go much quicker.
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Oh yeah, I have that. Just not with tabs :(
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May 15, 2006 Re: DCode 1.3 release | ||||
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Posted in reply to Hasan Aljudy | Hasan Aljudy wrote: > James Dunne wrote: > >> Hasan Aljudy wrote: >> >>> James Dunne wrote: >>> >>>> Hasan Aljudy wrote: >>>> >>>>> James Dunne wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Anders F Björklund wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> jicman wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ok, I give you that one... :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Seriously, tabs are not *that* bad if everyone could just settle on a spacing for them (that isn't 8). Kinda like 8-bit character encodings, it works OK as long as everyone is "on the same page". (If only...) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The only language I know getting serious hiccups from tabs is Python. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --anders >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> That's because someone had a brain-aneurism thought about using whitespace indentation for scope control. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> heheh, we've already gone over this once, but it was the other way around. We were talking about python, then we started talkig about how evil the tab character is! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> But... I love tabs! They're great for indentation, but they should not be combined with spaces. I *hate* arrowing through a bunch of spaces to get to the start of a statement - tabs go much quicker. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> even the most lame text editors I've seen support ctrl-arrow to jump to next word!! >>> >> >> Yes, any decent editor will do that. Tabs are more storage efficient. >> >>> >>>> Plus it's such a hassle to reindent code with spaces when you're OCD about indentation and code readability... >>>> >>> >>> I lost you on OCD .. :) >> >> >> >> Short for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. :) >> > > Oh yeah, I have that. Just not with tabs :( Yeah, I have a big case of it... A co-worker moved an icon on my desktop just to invoke my knee-jerk response of moving it back while trying to collaborate on some work. =P It really bugged me and I can't explain why; needless to say it was quite a laugh...for him -- Regards, James Dunne |
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