arrrg on Why is 80 characters the 'standard' limit for code width?

Comment on Why is 80 characters the 'standard' limit for code width?parent

60 to 90 characters per column is widely used in typesetting for good readability. It’s probably not a good idea to go very far beyond 80 characters or so purely for readability, no matter the context.

mantrax5 12y

Well context matters, especially if your language has you starting with at least two or three tabs for most of your code:

  package Foo {
      class Bar {
          void baz() {
              // Most code is nested *at least* this deep.
          }
      }
  }

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