Timeline for Is it common to print out code on paper?
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| Jan 10, 2011 at 21:05 | comment | added | Craige | @Petur Turner - that's true, but my Eclipse is setup in a way that minimizes wasted space when I need to get to coding. There is almost no wasted space on the left and right of my editors. Font size is also pretty standard. Point being - 80 char is a good target length to make source readable under the most diverse conditions. | |
| Jan 10, 2011 at 21:01 | comment | added | Peter Turner | @Craige kinda depends on your font size and DPI though as well as how much junk you've got on either side of your screen (if you're in an IDE). I've started using XTerm instead of the standard Gnome Terminal when coding via SSH for this reason - not that I couldn't have just changed the font. | |
| Jan 10, 2011 at 20:56 | comment | added | Craige | Actually, 80 char is still a good marker for the horizontal scrolling issue. Developers often have two panes of source, and even on my 1680 resolution, I can only get 107 char before I would have to scroll when I have two panes side by side. Also, I prefer if code doesn't go completely to the right margin. | |
| Jan 10, 2011 at 20:48 | history | answered | Peter Turner | CC BY-SA 2.5 |