From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HTML_FONT_LOW_CONTRAST,HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_16,HTML_MESSAGE, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 14095 invoked from network); 6 Mar 2021 22:02:09 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 6 Mar 2021 22:02:09 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id BD5D19CAAA; Sun, 7 Mar 2021 08:02:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB7E09CA6D; Sun, 7 Mar 2021 08:01:41 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccc.com header.i=@ccc.com header.b="p0VDHuvo"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3AFB49CA6D; Sun, 7 Mar 2021 08:01:39 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qt1-f181.google.com (mail-qt1-f181.google.com [209.85.160.181]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 90CC39CA6B for ; Sun, 7 Mar 2021 08:01:36 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qt1-f181.google.com with SMTP id s15so4788230qtq.0 for ; Sat, 06 Mar 2021 14:01:36 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=aizxVGjYYPwIGCfRp7GuxPa5O3hGq13N7iT6kqsFx4U=; b=p0VDHuvo0/Okv5rUhh1fi3GC6x3o3HjyPJRSWfmpN9/vx0Vk8ZextMguDs1Yf+tPjW V1FB5jpNMh2QV8IBbf4J7OVItYAGVhRyaPoAyau14SmcPGYyFu1tW/lYa3ecDJIaW1Mg D55tfHauYR7U0jdZDkWfVGgOPHwo/56V25K44= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=aizxVGjYYPwIGCfRp7GuxPa5O3hGq13N7iT6kqsFx4U=; b=NYbA+xd0XKZ5jZMDcs26oN361SYaVBtEukaAhSaXgE9pLWLOxEiOZ5DTIn0fSU1p4B NSaLLAEm0QGTXuLn3qdtKSAJ2KuwcjEnvAyZxP3FXAw8wnuh1nbWZbFVgnzCG3aQ2mGt 2O4hsu/vU2UndMJpJ2qTbyClFpQb9gNorC2Dcih3oBSaWuK/8MbRyvj6330k8lJwz7C8 2tMxrTtSTyZHvLbptFBGZ9G9NKKIR4YbcURN7DbhnH9n8PCJU7IAh4OHIqyhK2RiWq2h /o05Uq9x/8pLgajSUHF3cvcrqpQ7i8WJZJhTltjogYupPDE590sRo0gkWoJRPLqaXj3c 4M7w== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5326McUFOFWD9nz6/2H/BzS0i5JG9NXAuv3pH2XvncRAILqADSsh 8kveIkEdOuSQmMcwK4mEBfF0+sXWe5p3sSCvDxugcQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwNHoD6GkeXSp5RkkaMSPHuSvhYhi3ZmUzpgFrEobJ1oG/hlD3rRCR4jtKP/ek7G9TFnNkMm93g8N8Pa0xGGuI= X-Received: by 2002:ac8:7768:: with SMTP id h8mr14371053qtu.253.1615068095428; Sat, 06 Mar 2021 14:01:35 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <202103062101.126L1E2T2673856@darkstar.fourwinds.com> <20210306211944.GE1054@mcvoy.com> In-Reply-To: <20210306211944.GE1054@mcvoy.com> From: Clem Cole Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 17:01:09 -0500 Message-ID: To: Larry McVoy Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000001dcbaa05bce558c3" Subject: Re: [TUHS] tabs vs spaces - entab, detab X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000001dcbaa05bce558c3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 4:20 PM Larry McVoy wrote: > On Sat, Mar 06, 2021 at 01:01:14PM -0800, Jon Steinhart wrote: > > The trouble that I have with many coding ideologies is that it seems > > like the goal is some slavish adherence to a rule set instead of > > improving readability. > > Amen. I told my team "Optimize for reading, it's write once (or few) and > read many". Anything that makes the code easier to read is a win even if > it is more work for the writer. > +1 =E1=90=A7 --0000000000001dcbaa05bce558c3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 4:20 = PM Larry McVoy <lm@mcvoy.com> wro= te:
On Sat, Mar = 06, 2021 at 01:01:14PM -0800, Jon Steinhart wrote:
> The trouble that I have with many coding ideologies is that it seems > like the goal is some slavish adherence to a rule set instead of
> improving readability.

Amen.=C2=A0 I told my team "Optimize for reading, it's write once = (or few) and
read many".=C2=A0 Anything that makes the code easier to read is a win= even if
it is more work for the writer.
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