Re: [PEPr] Comment on RFC::Coding standard enhancements

On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 4:02 AM, David Sanders <dsanders@baselinesolutions.com.au> wrote: > > >> But my question here is why do we still need 85 characters as the limit? > >> Is it because code might get emailed? We're not living in the 1980's > >> anymore... so viewing and printing don't seem to be an issue. > > > > I constantly use "vim" with files side by side or "vimdiff" and when > > I > > edit files that have long lines the code becomes pretty unreadable. > > Having a limit is a very good thing, it keeps the code readable in most > > configurations. > > > > Like I said, we need a limit, but I always seem to be hitting 85 > characters. It'd be nice if it were longer. Why do you think printing is no issue anymore? Just curious. I print source code sometimes, and I am always glad if it's within the 80-85 range. Of course I can make it "fit to the page" but then it's smaller or something and with the 80-85 I don't have to worry. Till