From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2004-10-21T11:39:58+09:00
Subject: Re: nested modules and editor

Hi --

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, David Garamond wrote:

> Since I don't like code in nested modules to be indented so deeply, I 
> tend to do this:
> 
>   module Foo; module Bar; module Baz; end end end
> 
>   module Foo::Bar::Baz
>     ... # only 1 level indented
>   end
> 
> I was wondering how people that prefer
> 
>   module Foo
>     module Bar
>       module Baz
>         ...
>       end
>     end
>   end
> 
> write their code, especially with auto-indenting editor, like emacs + 
> ruby-mode. Do you just let the editor indent it deeply or do you resist 
> the indentation and reverse what the editor does for you? Or, do you 
> tend to avoid nested modules because of this?

I just let the editor indent it deeply.  I don't think I've ever gone
more than three levels deep, and at two spaces per level, it seems to
be OK.


David

-- 
David A. Black
dblack@wobblini.net