Re: AW: [PEAR] I can't believe it...

On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 10:13:31AM +0000, Conor Kerr wrote : > The only last point I would make is from a different perspective... can > anyone say *why* spaces are better to use than tabs given that the tab > width can be set in almost every editor to an equal setting? Spaces: They show the same code whereever used (also very good for presentations). You don't run into ugly looking / missformated code when someone breaks the code lines and indents the next line: | function foo($param1, $param2, $param3, $param4, | $param5, $param6 If I would have used TABS here, it would look missformated. This would even be true for mail clients if they don't use 4 spaces to display a TAB for this example. Tabs: Can be easier adjusted to fit the users preference and they're less characters (well, if that important? not to me). (Hm, anymore suggestions?) I'm also using TAB and also thought 'Oh my God, why does PEAR use Spaces?'. But since my editor (vim) handles them transparently (its very nice to specify editor modes in sources files with :vim <options:, same for emacs) it was ok with me. Let's put it this way: I' flexible and adjust to other preferences without loosing mine. I'm now editing code files some with TABs, some with SPACES and until I set the 'list' option in my editor I won't even notice. 2c from Markus