Thread: Tab or No Tab :: C++ Compilers

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    Tab or No Tab :: C++ Compilers

    Hi,

    I program using Visual C++, vi, some occassionally using KDevelop. I usually experience problems with tabs and spaces. I use tab (3 spaces) in Visual C++. However, vi almost always open the source files with random spaces.

    In general, do developers use spaces instead of tabs?

    Thanks,

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    Tabs are way too much and I find code that uses them more difficult to read. When I started I used tabs, then slowly dropped my indention down to two spaces. For some reason I just like the look of
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    using namespace std;
    
    int main( void )
    {
      int i; 
      for( i = 0; i < 10; ++i ) {
        cout << i << endl;
        i++;
      }
      return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    }
    better than
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    using namespace std;
    
    int main( void )
    {
          int i; 
          for( i = 0; i < 10; ++i ) {
                cout << i << endl;
                i++;
          }
          return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    }
    It's all a matter of preference, i find it easier to read and type two spaces than to hit the tab key. Though MSVC++ does cause me fits when it wants to indent with tabs and I don't want to.

    -Prelude
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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    I like to add in the beginning of my source code: Best viewed with tab size four. I like to think I'm saving the world when I don't use as much hd space...

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    I like the double space much better.

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    tabs or no tabs

    how the tabs are displayed is to the program (editor) and the settings within that program. That is why I stopped using them....
    zMan

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    IMO I like 3 space tab, makes the code easier to read when I do something stupid so I can look at the blocks of code...all in your own personal opinion is what matters =)

    James

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