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Re: Which one for Newbie (Java - Eclipse or JBuilder)

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From: Dale King
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 21:10
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"Chad Myers" <cmyers@N0.S.P4.M.austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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> "Dale King" <KingD@TCE.com> wrote in message news:3d3c4db4@news.tce.com...
> > "Jezuch" <jezuch@interia.pl> wrote in message
> > news:rs5bjuok6d7urbm0kl3pti3q18mknvsaur@4ax.com...
> > > Pewnego, oczywiscie beznadziejnego dnia 16 Jul 2002 15:08:54 -0700,
> > > ryan_breidenbach@hotmail.com (Ryan Breidenbach) wykrztusil(a):
> > >
> > > >Tabs suck. Peroid.
> > >
> > > Spaces suck. Period.
> >
> >
> > Spaces 100% portable.
>
> Not so. Depending on the font you're using, spaces can look attrocious.

In what way can a space look attrocious? It is blank space. I suppose you
could have a font that gave you two inches of blank space for every space,
but that is hardly a portability issue.

> > Tabs, rarely portable.
>
> Portable to all modern editors, but not vi or emacs and a handful of
> others. This is the crux. All the stalwarts refuse to enter the modern
> age and expect everyone else to come down to their level.

Sure all modern editors support them, but how deep? Do I really want to
tweak my editor for every file I load? There are plenty of tools that do not
handle tabs. I know of none that do not handle spaces.



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  Dale King
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