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[โ€“] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I remember people arguing over 2 vs 3 spaces, back when terminals only displayed 80 characters and every character width saved was a huge deal. (Oh god, memories of all the single-character variable names have returned to haunt me)

I can't go back, won't go back. I am so glad the Bad Old Days are over. *returns to coding on my dual-widescreen monitor setup*