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Article #56Re: Which one for Newbie (Java - Eclipse or JBuilder)
From: Chad Myers
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:12
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:12
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"Tim Tyler" <tim@tt1.org> wrote in message news:GzHJJx.81n@bath.ac.uk... > In comp.lang.java.advocacy Chad Myers <cmyers@n0.s.p4.m.austin.rr.com> wrote: > : "Ryan Breidenbach" <ryan_breidenbach@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > :> > : Yes, but almost all editors will allow you to place spaces instead of > :> > : tabs, still saving keystokes. > :> > > :> > It's not the same when outdenting. > :> > :> Agreed. [...] Even so, this doesn't seem to > :> outweigh how much tabs can jack up how code looks. > > [...] > > :> This is why I can't stand tabs. > > : LOL, one tiny example. > > : For everything else, Tabs win. > > : So, use spaces for outdenting and tabs for everything else. > > : Using spaces for everything just because outdenting looks > : better with spaces doesn't make much sense. > > Curiously, it appears that Chad is engaging in discussion without an > understanding of the term "outdenting". Perhaps not. In this context, I thought you were referring to the process of aligning variable names in a declaration block: private Foo foo; private String bar private int fooCount; -c
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