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marksamman · 2016-05-30 13:33:05

Tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment.

anyfoo | karma 8565 | avg karma 3.74 · | 2021-07-22 18:16:22

Tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment.

oftenwrong | karma 14616 | avg karma 6.35 · | 2013-11-07 08:07:20

tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment

nevir | karma 2615 | avg karma 5.59 · | 2018-07-30 14:39:07+00:00

Tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment

DominoTree | karma 1083 | avg karma 5.95 · | 2023-08-17 09:58:41

Tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment. This is the way

dvdgsng | karma 219 | avg karma 1.66 · | 2017-06-15 15:59:02+00:00

Indent with tabs. Align with spaces.

donatj | karma 17336 | avg karma 4.57 · | 2016-04-28 18:09:28+00:00

Tabs for indent, spaces for alignment - solves the problem unless you're trying to align across indentation levels, but you probably shouldn't be.

nezza-_- | karma 909 | avg karma 6.18 · | 2015-04-01 12:35:05+00:00

I always heard "Tabs for indenting, spaces for aligning."

JaumeGreen | karma | avg karma · | 2023-07-20 05:45:34

Tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment. This is my take.

I only can use it on personal projects, as most places I worked in use spaces.

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groestl | karma 2222 | avg karma 2.61 · | 2018-08-26 20:50:50

Classic false dichotomy, it's both. Tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment.

JoeAcchino | karma 270 | avg karma 6.43 · | 2013-05-22 17:58:18+00:00

Just use tabs for indentation and spaces for alignment.

seren | karma 3480 | avg karma 3.32 · | 2013-12-19 13:01:51

Tabs for leading indentation, space for alignment would be my favorite combination. However, in practice, it seems too complex to enforce. So space everywhere is good enough.

wwweston | karma 10409 | avg karma 3.88 · | 2024-01-23 10:20:33

I thought the consensus was tabs for block indentation, spaces for alignment.

markrages | karma 876 | avg karma 2.92 · | 2014-06-19 06:50:43+00:00

tabs for indent, spaces for alignment works great with Python.

beejiu | karma 1492 | avg karma 4.21 · | 2014-06-19 06:43:38+00:00

Tabs for scope, spaces for alignment.

tbrownaw | karma 5348 | avg karma 2.25 · | 2017-08-17 20:50:09+00:00

Tabs are semantic. Using spaces for indentation is like using tables for layout.

Ajedi32 | karma 11678 | avg karma 4.23 · | 2017-03-22 10:21:53

Tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment. That way devs can set whatever tab length they prefer in their editors without messing up alignment.

oneeyedpigeon | karma 7765 | avg karma 2.34 · | 2016-08-31 12:32:20+00:00

You don't, you use tabs for indentation and spaces for alignment.

factorialboy | karma 3025 | avg karma 3.58 · | 2013-05-28 16:08:24+00:00

Tabs for indentation and not spaces =/

Negitivefrags | karma 6403 | avg karma 7.29 · | 2014-11-26 21:28:37+00:00

Tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment. This is the only sane standard.