If anybody has noticed: I've changed the way I indent my code to
using a basic indentation width of 8 spaces instead of 2. Nobody
needs to comply with that choice, but when I come across parts of
the code I might reindent it. The reasons for my change of mind
can be found in the Linux kernel coding style document (usually
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/CodingStyle):
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Chapter 1: Indentation
Tabs are 8 characters, and thus indentations are also 8 characters.
There are heretic movements that try to make indentations 4 (or even 2!)
characters deep, and that is akin to trying to define the value of PI to
be 3.
Rationale: The whole idea behind indentation is to clearly define where
a block of control starts and ends. Especially when you've been looking
at your screen for 20 straight hours, you'll find it a lot easier to see
how the indentation works if you have large indentations.
Now, some people will claim that having 8-character indentations makes
the code move too far to the right, and makes it hard to read on a
80-character terminal screen. The answer to that is that if you need
more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway, and should fix
your program.
In short, 8-char indents make things easier to read, and have the added
benefit of warning you when you're nesting your functions too deep.
Heed that warning.
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(Note the parts about 'coding 20 straight hours' and 'if you need
more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway').
In short, it makes reading the code easier and forces you more to
think about what you code.
Bye
Dominik ^_^ ^_^
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