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best to have max width of 79 or 80 in source code?


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Subject: best to have max width of 79 or 80 in source code?
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:10:29 -0800 (PST)
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Many try to keep their source code to a max width of around 80.

Someone recommended 79 for some reason but I can't remember why.

Is it because you need to allow another column for newline?

(I think there is a good reason for 79 but for the life of me I can't
remember
what it is.)

Chris


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