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Re:The TypeScript compiler is now implemented internally wit... by Beltalowda on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @10:18PM (#33446071)
So you are saying that using a tabstop of eight to align this:

  -------->coolFun(arg1,
  -------->------->arg2)
Would still look nicely aligned with a tabstop of 4? and 2? Clearly that will not look right.
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Re:The TypeScript compiler is now implemented internally wit... by sublinear on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @10:38PM (#33446228)
You're misquoting yourself.
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Re:The TypeScript compiler is now implemented internally wit... by Beltalowda on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @11:37PM (#33446688)
I don't know what your point is then, but this is turning in to a very trite conversation.
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Re:The TypeScript compiler is now implemented internally wit... by adolph on Thursday November 03, 2022 @04:14AM (#33448300)
To understand tabstops properly, you need to throw away the "They always expand to N spaces." idea. If you have access to a mechanical typewriter with tabstops, then go and look at how it works (with tabs being set by protruding pins on the carriage). Tabstops in terminals in the Unix and Linux worlds work this way.

https://superuser.com/questions/710019/why-there-are-11-tabs...

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Re:The TypeScript compiler is now implemented internally wit... by Beltalowda on Thursday November 03, 2022 @07:53AM (#33449672)
If you use it as indention then "tab expands to n spaces" is actually accurate though.
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