Tabs vs Spaces

DRHuff

I will answer the question you intended to ask. I use tabs. Set to 2 spaces as that is the indentation size I always use. I use the tabs because a lot of my coworkers use 4 spaces and they came just adjust the tab size to give the code the look they are used to.

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k5054

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I generally set up the IDE to sub 4 spaces for a tab.

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OriginalGriff

Splitter! The Real Distance is obviously 3 spaces per tab.

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Mike Hankey

Beer cans used to have tabs...so I prefer tabs. :)

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PIEBALDconsult

BUT BOTTLES USE ALL CAPS!!

Mycroft Holmes

Nah I like a tight real estate, 2 spaces per tab works best.

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Franc Morales

Tabs because it is just one keypress.

PIEBALDconsult

No, TAB stops are by distance, not character count. A half inch is sufficient.

Greg Utas

I would've never thought there could be a good argument for tabs, but this sounds like a good way to satisfy everyone. My only question would be what the code looks like outside the IDE, in GitHub or even Notepad, for example.

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Kevin Marois

That's exaclty what drove me to ask. GitHub. PR's sometimes don't format correctly.

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Ravi Bhavnani

I use 1 tab = 4 spaces. /ravi

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I use whatever the project already uses. Some projects use tabs, some use spaces. When I start new projects, I use whatever the specific team[1] already uses - some teams have tabs set up as default in their IDE, some have spaces. In the rare occasion that I start a solo project with no team I tend to go with spaces. [1] I work across multiple teams.

Wizard of Sleeves

2½ spaces per tab

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Wizard of Sleeves

I use the tab key, but my IDE converts them to spaces.

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Lost User

I never understood that, 8 spaces per tab, on a teletype of all things - sheer lunacy.

den2k88

I prefer tabs because when I have to move code from an indentation level to another it requires less deletes. Also allows for fancy editing like a different character width for indentation than for code (it helps for people who have to set the font to 12pt with 125% or 150% magnification active, like yours truly). Also I have worked on a codebase modified by several people in several years with different tools and different indentations. Code was something like

if (condition){
code;
if (cnd2)
{
code;
}
code;
while(something)
{
code;
}
}

Tabs would have fixed the lunacy.

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OriginalGriff

:sigh: There's always someone who just wants to watch the world burn, isn't there? OK. You can have your half-a-space provided it's the top half.

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acego

I normally use Tab key (4 spaces) but it also depends on the IDE

Cpichols

I use a 2-space tab.

Cpichols

I only care about what it looks like to the one working on the code. When dealing with changes to legacy code, I follow the patter established, which usually means copy/paste of the disparate numbers of spaces depending on the mood of the coder when it was created in notepad :wtf: I really hate the ripple effect that gives - I mean choose an indentation style and stick with it. I'm happiest when working on fresh apps where I can use auto indenting on vscode. So much pleasanter and I can properly collapse the bits I don't need to see right now. Why would I screw that up with using spaces? Just no.