Ask HN: Tabs or Spaces

7 pointsby partiallypro10 anni fa9 comments

8 comments

eip10 anni fa

Tabs. Obviously.

You can set pretty much any editor to display tabs as whatever amount of indent you want. Harder to do that with spaces.

Also spaces = tons of unnecessary button pushing.

benologist10 anni fa

In 2016 I think the best approach is pick a formatter (gofmt-alikes 'standardjs' etc) run it on save and not think about it anymore.

minimaxir10 anni fa

Vouching for this, since it's a plot point in the latest Silicon Valley episode and not a random request of preference.

brador10 anni fa

Imagine doing it 1000 times. That's 3000-4000 space presses or 1000 tabs. RSI is not fun.

smt8810 anni fa

The IDE/editor takes care of that. But I still like tabs.

hulahoof10 anni fa

I have my tabs set to 3-4 spaces - nothing is more annoying than opening in a program with a long default tab.. spaces preserve the format better across systems IMO

woanversace10 anni fa

Tabs

rffn10 anni fa

Spaces.The right amount is inserted by autoindent or by setting tab width to the desired value and hitting tab then.

smt8810 anni fa

Tabs for indentation, spaces after that for alignment (aka "smart tabs").

But it almost doesn't matter at all. Almost.