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Re:Developers who use spaces make more money than those who ... by ramses0 on Thursday June 15, 2017 @03:58PM (#14563874)
I also prefer tabs, but always make sure to write spaces to disk. The better you are with your editor, the less you have to worry about whether the original file was using spaces or tabs.

Therefore, writing 100% spaces to disk is the best way to insulate yourself from possible issues of people who _don't_ know what they're doing with spaces, tabs, or their editor.

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Re:Developers who use spaces make more money than those who ... by tracker1 on Thursday June 15, 2017 @06:03PM (#14564815)
Plus, when most people are using an editor that doesn't have a per-project settings for the language/format to use, it's really hard. Getting everyone else on a VS solution to change their JS editor to 2 spaces, and disable the auto-format is an exercise in frustration.

That said, the convention for most languages seems to be towards spaces at this point, and I don't care enough to argue anymore as my choice of editor(s) allows me to set it per project at least.

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