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Re: M-q on comments in source code
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: M-q on comments in source code |
Date: |
Sat, 24 May 2014 14:50:04 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4.50 (gnu/linux) |
> The lines in the source can easily get longer than 80 cpl,
Many coding guidelines recommend staying within 80 columns, so YMMV.
> and my screen is wider than it is high, so it`s the opposite for me:
I rarely look at a single file at a time, so wider windows means
fewer windows.
> Source with long lines is easier to review than source with short,
> broken lines.
We don't want them too short, indeed, which means not too
indented, mostly.
This typically goes hand-in-hand with keeping
functions/methods reasonably short.
Stetfan