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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: max line length
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 22:07:20 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <t3n4pl$1mcs$1@gioia.aioe.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 625ddf23$0$26323$426a34cc@news.free.fr

On 2022-04-18 23:58, Thomas wrote:

> how do you set your max line length?

72. I used to program in FORTRAN on punched cards. (:-))

These days I use 3 split GPS windows side by side.

Then I am using the "use" clause, so I do not need a thousand of 
characters to just write Z := X + Y; (:-))

> using indentations a lot, i find that 80 is short.

Refactor the code and use local subprograms.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-04-19 20:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-04-18 21:58 max line length Thomas
2022-04-19  6:38 ` Niklas Holsti
2022-04-21 23:34   ` Stephen Leake
2022-04-22  7:57     ` Randy Brukardt
2022-07-05 15:22   ` Thomas
2022-04-19 19:30 ` Jeffrey R.Carter
2022-07-06 10:35   ` Robin Vowels
2022-04-19 20:07 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2022-07-05 14:59   ` Thomas
2022-04-21 23:31 ` Stephen Leake
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