Tab characters (0x09) in code should be:

A: converted to 2 spaces
B: converted to 3 spaces
C: converted to 4 spaces
D: converted to 5 spaces

can we get some consensus on this? plees?

3/26/2008 4:28:19 PM

i thought tab was 6 or 8, actually

3/26/2008 4:31:53 PM

It should display as 5 spaces initially, but it should still be a tab.

3/26/2008 5:01:34 PM

so basically i need to put something like

[info="hi" and this="something" ] into a single string and be able to use " 's


what do i do again?

is it myString = +@" my stuffwith "" 's and more stuff";


?

3/26/2008 5:15:08 PM

tabs should remain tabs whenever possible. Otherwise 1 tab = 5 spaces.

3/26/2008 5:49:26 PM

D or B, depending on how long you want your lines to be

3/26/2008 6:44:22 PM

i've always used 2 or 4

moreso 2 in the last few years

3/26/2008 6:51:39 PM

i use 4 spaces.

most of the time i use vim for programming via ssh. i'm no vim expert by any means, so i'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not but if you are in command mode and type "gg=G" it will do auto-indenting. it's pretty handy.

3/26/2008 8:21:27 PM

2 usually, I indent a lot and don't like side scrolling more than I have to.

3/26/2008 8:47:31 PM

I used to use 2, now I use 3. But it should be up to the user to choose how tabs are displayed.

3/26/2008 8:59:06 PM

programming = 2 spaces
word processing = 5 spaces

3/26/2008 9:10:54 PM

who the fuck uses spaces anyways

[Edited on May 17, 2013 at 9:25 AM. Reason : viva la tab]

5/17/2013 9:25:05 AM

word processing = 5 spaces

5/17/2013 9:58:55 AM

tabs 4 lyfe

5/17/2013 10:41:43 AM

Somehow I've changed to 4 spaces and not realized it.

5/17/2013 12:12:49 PM

lol I already posted the same thing

[Edited on May 17, 2013 at 12:27 PM. Reason : .]

5/17/2013 12:26:55 PM

i would like to change my answer from 5 years ago to "4 spaces"

5/17/2013 1:55:15 PM

4

5/17/2013 2:35:41 PM

as a programmer, 4 spaces is perfect for me.

2 spaces would be too annoying.

5/17/2013 2:51:46 PM

...whatever the specifications state. Jesus Christ, guys.

5/17/2013 2:53:26 PM

^ inorite, we're in our 20s 30s

5/17/2013 3:18:33 PM

BTTT

10/30/2016 7:53:06 PM

Quote :

"tabs should remain tabs whenever possible. Otherwise 1 tab = 5 spaces."

10/30/2016 8:55:58 PM

It depends on what style guide and language you are using. It can also vary in a single project per file type.

For example, in python if you follow PEP 8, indents are 4 spaces.

If you use YAML and follow their recommendations, it's 2 spaces in those files.

10/31/2016 8:40:22 AM

This is the sort of thing I let the IDE worry about.

10/31/2016 1:43:40 PM

Tabs should be converted to sass.

11/1/2016 8:22:39 AM

They should be whatever your team's style guidelines say. TThis is code-religion territory

11/2/2016 12:53:06 AM

Quote :

"They should be whatever your team's style guidelines say."

Whoever writes the checks determines the tab to space ratio. Though several IDE's I've used will convert this stuff for you on the fly, and if your IDE of choice doesn't write a script to do it. Do whatever you want in your local repo, just get in line with the guidelines before commit.






... for personal projects though: 4 MONOSPACES TO THE GRAVE

11/2/2016 2:45:44 AM