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diff --git a/docs/CodingStandards.html b/docs/CodingStandards.html index a99e46e..04ce54f 100644 --- a/docs/CodingStandards.html +++ b/docs/CodingStandards.html @@ -262,6 +262,18 @@ implements are defined.</p> like to print out code and look at your code in an xterm without resizing it.</p> +<p>The longer answer is that there must be some limit to the width of the code +in order to reasonably allow developers to have multiple files side-by-side in +windows on a modest display. If you are going to pick a width limit, it is +somewhat arbitrary but you might as well pick something standard. Going with +90 columns (for example) instead of 80 columns wouldn't add any significant +value and would be detrimental to printing out code. Also many other projects +have standardized on 80 columns, so some people have already configured their +editors for it (vs something else, like 90 columns).</p> + +<p>This is one of many contentious issues in coding standards, but is not up +for debate.</p> + </div> <!-- _______________________________________________________________________ --> |