Date: Sat, 17 Jun 1995 20:35:02 -0500 (CDT)
From: Aaron Ucko <UCKO AT VAX1 DOT ROCKHURST DOT EDU>
Subject: Re: CODING STANDARDS: A GUIDE
To: max AT alcyone DOT darkside DOT com
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Organization: Rockhurst College; Kansas City, MO

>> Note that I prefer two-space indents rather than tabs, as code tends
>> to wander off the right side of the screen too fast with tabs.
>
>I use tabs, because I deal with a variety of editors on several 
>platforms.  Since you can get editors whose tab stops are 
>adjustable, if you use tabs, everybody wins; they get to choose their 
>own tab width.

But then comments aren't always aligned.

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