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Re:Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils by acchow on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @11:59AM (#38856402)
In 20 years with growing display sizes and resolutions, I’d have hoped 100 or 120 columns replaced 80
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Re:Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils by spencerchubb on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @12:06PM (#38856501)
I thought the column recommendation of 80 was about eye movement and reading speed, not display width.
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Re:Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils by ncallaway on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @12:36PM (#38856912)
I think it was both, and has become more the former now.

My preferred line-width for code would be 80 characters, not including indentation for the line, with a maximum of 120 characters including indentation.

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