>> Any chance we can extend the line length over 80 characters? Is there a >> reason to use this antiquated value? > > Some call it antiquated. I call it sensible. > > Seriously though, I'm open to discussing the rules as I believe consistency > is more valuable than insisting on an exact style. Code style is a lot about > taste and religion. > > So what do you say is a suitable max length?
My first thought would be 100 characters. A modest increase. > I actually think it works the other way around. It forces us to stop using > ridiculously long and hard-to-read names and instead encourage us to use > shorter names that are more readable and easier to remember. I do think we > still have far too many very long names in libssh2. The issue with shorter variables/function names is when people come into the project and do not know what they represent. There needs to be some balance. I error on the side of being verbose as you may have guessed. Thanks, Will _______________________________________________ libssh2-devel https://cool.haxx.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/libssh2-devel
