Comment on Why is 80 characters the 'standard' limit for code width?parentComments−throwaway575212yI always thought that it was because you might need to read or edit a file on a dumb terminal while troubleshooting a problematic system (eg, from single user mode or a rescue disk)
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I always thought that it was because you might need to read or edit a file on a dumb terminal while troubleshooting a problematic system (eg, from single user mode or a rescue disk)