code-readability

Yes. If the computer doesn’t run it, it’s broken. If people can’t read it, it will be broken. Soon.

Have mercy on the programmers who have to maintain your software later and stick to a limit of 80 characters. Reasons to prefer 80: Readable with a larger font on laptops Leaves space for putting two versions side by side for comparison Leaves space for navigation views in the IDE Prints without arbitrarily breaking lines … Read more