From: Walton Hoops <walton@...>
Date: 2009-12-15T12:07:37+09:00
Subject: Re: Poll: Significant Indentation

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Seebs [mailto:usenet-nospam@seebs.net]
> 
> I still can't comprehend wanting that feature -- it's always struck me
> as introducing a lot more prospective undiganosible errors than it
> could ever remove.
> 
> (Disclaimer:  I get a lot of mail that's been corrupted by a messaging
> server which strips or squashes leading whitespace.)

This has always been my objection to significant whitespace, is it's too
darned easy for it to get confused and either cause syntax errors, or 
worse, change the meaning of your code.  It becomes even more fun when
you enter into the spaces vs. tabs debacle.  Don't get my wrong, I 
think proper indentation is important, but in the same way that I 
think proper documentation is important.  I don't want my language
throwing a syntax error or doing something unexpected because I 
didn't place a comment in the right spot.