Comment on Tabs are objectively better than spaces - gomakethings.com

• JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That example is using tabs for both indentation and alignment. The article you linked even says not using tabs for alignment is a solution.

  • Do not use tabs for alignment. In such case given example should look like:

  fun foo x =
  --->let val abs = if x > 0
  --->              then x
  --->              else -x
  --->in
  --->--->(* ... *)
  --->end
  

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  • zagaberoo@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yes, but keep reading. That strategy is a pain to maintain especially across editors.

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    • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Many styles are difficult to maintain, I’m not saying it is or isn’t. I’m saying that using only spaces for alignment will not let your alignment get messed up with various tabstops settings.

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