From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2005-08-16T22:09:29+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby style question

On Aug 16, 2005, at 7:58 AM, Kirk Haines wrote:

> My reasoning for generally trying to stay at 80 characters are that by
> sticking to some arbitrary limit, it helps me to think about how  
> the code and
> the comments do look.

Well put.

The eye gets lazy when it has to follow those long lines.  I figure  
I'm trying to be too cute, when my line soars past 80 characters and  
I rethink what I'm trying to accomplish.

Also, I'm of the opinion that it eases the inclusion of code in other  
mediums:  email, web pages, and books.  This can be pretty important  
in Ruby where a wrapped line can change the meaning of the program.

James Edward Gray II