Re:Tabs, spaces and your salary – how is it really?
by jimmaswell on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @12:52PM
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It's a single file placed at the root of the repository. The text editor/IDE will automatically see it and silently apply it as you edit the file (eg press tab and it inserts x spaces or a tab, uses whatever newline specified). There is no extra burden unless you need to download a plugin for it manually.
But you've also pointed out a cost to what you are doing. If everyone adopted one or the other, you wouldn't need an .editorconfig setting. You've increased the burden of collaborating with you by requiring a particular configuration setting.