80 chars per line is great

Re:80 chars per line is great by d23 on Monday March 25, 2013 @10:30AM (#5437122)

I had to fight with my team over the 80 character limit, but they eventually gave in. It works great in nearly every editing environment, and I've started trying to use it as much as possible in non-python projects as well. I can neatly fit two windows side-by-side in my IDE and read them both easily. I just can't go back to the old way of having the ends of lines hidden off-screen.

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Re:80 chars per line is great by Evbn on Monday March 25, 2013 @10:42AM (#5437190)

Do you code on a netbook? 2x120=140. At 7px each, which is generous (even if you are using some non-proportional font for archaic reasons or misplaced machismo) that is under 1000px wide.

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Re:80 chars per line is great by awj on Monday March 25, 2013 @11:42AM (#5437601)

I have a 27 inch monitor and still prefer an 80 character limit. It rarely forces me to mangle code and allows me to have four different files open side by side. It's especially useful for frontend development where I'm going to be editing html, css, and javascript almost all at once.

This "hurr durr, we aren't on terminals anymore" argument is dumb. You aren't arguing with crotchety old geezers or people with stupid hardware choices. Quit assuming the people who disagree with you are idiots.

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Re:80 chars per line is great by marssaxman on Monday March 25, 2013 @12:44PM (#5437987)

With you here. I don't even know how big my monitor is, but more horizontal space just means I can open up more code windows side-by-side, which means I can see more context at once. All to the good.

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Re:80 chars per line is great by leetrout on Monday March 25, 2013 @10:58AM (#5437285)

I agree with the parent- in my case I use a 27" display @ 2560x1440. I split the screen in half- browser or shell on one side and Sublime on the other. So Sublime gets 1280 pixels.

With the project side panel open enough to see most of the project's directories it uses ~370px. The minimap (which I do leave open, and use, often) takes up ~50 pixels and the scroll bar for the edit window a final ~20 leaving me with 840 pixels that can show just at 100 columns. If I kill the minimap I get almost exactly 120 cols.

For me, I have no qualms about 79 cols for the limit and enjoy being able to use my windows split to half the screen and still have some breathing room around the right edge of my code. I also find it awkward to scroll horizontally to see what's going on in a long line.

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Re:80 chars per line is great by arnsholt on Monday March 25, 2013 @11:01AM (#5437305)

2 times 120 is 240. Which at 7px each clocks in at 1680. It'll work on a desktop monitor, but probably not on a laptop.

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Re:80 chars per line is great by d23 on Monday March 25, 2013 @05:53PM (#5439958)

No, but I like to keep a folder on the left-hand side with my project files. And 7px is far too uncomfortable for my ever worsening eyesight.

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