From: Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@...>
Date: 2006-11-15T08:34:10+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby indentantion

Hi,

In message "Re: ruby indentantion"
    on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:30:05 +0900, "Trans" <transfire@gmail.com> writes:

|This is just an guestimation but I think Ruby went 2-space because the
|most common keyword that takes a block is only three letters long:
|'def'. So any more than 2 spaces of indention and you're past the end
|of that word, which makes it look a little off kilter.

The real reason of 2 space indentation is that it is smallest
distinguishable indentation.  1 space is too small for eyes.

							matz.