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Re: Line length for code?
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Colin Macdonald |
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Re: Line length for code? |
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Tue, 2 Feb 2016 11:50:52 -0800 |
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On 02/02/16 11:35, John W. Eaton wrote:
> As for source files, maybe the suggestion to put "sentences" on single
> lines is worth trying? In some cases, we would have some very long
> lines (for example, the parameter list of some Fortran functions).
My opinion/interpretation of this practice, is that each sentence should
*start* on a new line, but that sentence could wrap at 72/80/whatever.
This works well, for example, with LaTeX or texinfo and revision control
systems.
Colin