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,

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:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main( void )
{
  int i;
  for( i = 0; i < 10; ++i ) {
    cout << i << endl;
    i++;
  }
  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

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better than

Code:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main( void )
{
      int i;
      for( i = 0; i < 10; ++i ) {
            cout << i << endl;
            i++;
      }
      return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

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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

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...

I like the double space much better.

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

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