Apt MonikerMay 29, 2023
(((o))) Acoustic Mirror
May 28, 2023 at 8:55amWeb
Show threadvintage screwlisp accountMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror <one leading tab of 8 spaces width, followed by levels of 4 spaces> #openBSD
Show thread(((o))) Acoustic MirrorMay 28, 2023
@screwtape Le même meme, still.
Show threadRichard "RichiH" HartmannMay 29, 2023
@screwtape @acousticmirror I mean, Vim :set list and you're golden
Show threadvintage screwlisp accountMay 29, 2023
@RichiH @acousticmirror
how did I not know about :set list and :set nolist all this time. Some vi user, huh!
Show threadVilleMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror hahaha
Show threadgunstickMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_(programming_language)
Whitespace (programming language) - Wikipedia

Show threadmsgbiMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror @charles_ex descriptive
Show threadabhijithMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror One is an error in Python.
Show threadAndrew WigglesworthMay 28, 2023
@abhijith @acousticmirror Only if you're not consistent.
Show threadGabriel PettierMay 28, 2023

@acousticmirror funny but would be nice to add a description!

Edit: my bad, there is one indeed!

Show thread(((o))) Acoustic MirrorMay 28, 2023
@tshirtman 🤔
Show threadGabriel PettierMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror oh my bad, misunderstood the lack of content in preview when i reboosted, thanks for doing it!
Show threadGilgwathMar 1, 2024
@acousticmirror @tshirtman I did not get that second level of the joke, that nothings is visible until you pointed that out 😂
Show threadMeaTLoTioNMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror spaces ✅
Show threadFossery Tech  May 28, 2023
@acousticmirror literally every web dev course be like lol
Show threadJobMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror And yet, as soon as I mention that I set my editor to display tabs with a width of three spaces, these two "opposing" camps seem to have no problem agreeing that I should be burned at the stake.
Show threadAndrewMay 28, 2023
@vanderZwan @acousticmirror The optimal tab width is 𝑒. It's wide enough to be obvious, but not so wide as to reduce line length too much. Plus, it discourages the use of tabs for alignment by being the number most difficult to approximate with any integer number of spaces.
Show threadJobMay 29, 2023
@andrewt @acousticmirror From now on I will judge text editors by their ability to support non-integer indentation width
Show threadAndrewMay 30, 2023
@vanderZwan @acousticmirror on my phone I have a text editor whose default (and I think only supported) tab width appears to be fixed in pixels. I think it's about one space with the default font settings but I changed them and now the tab width is slightly less than one. I actually like that for phone editing because screen space is the priority here
Show threadnafri May 28, 2023
@acousticmirror somehow i was so curious about the alt text
Show threadAworo AbayomiMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror lmao
Show threadhambierMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror Nice one.
Edge case: In shell script "here documents" you actually need *both* (first a tab, then indentation using spaces) if you want to have indented text/code in your heredoc while retaining your current script indentation level (e.g. heredoc with code inside a function).
Show thread. stdh .May 28, 2023
@hambier @acousticmirror Oh dear, you found a situation that actually requires tabs and spaces mixed! Shell script is so 🔥  🔥
Show threadsynlogicMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror tabs need to die by fire and with furious anger
Show threadkeadamanderMay 28, 2023

@acousticmirror

fully agree

Show threadnumber137May 28, 2023
@acousticmirror looking at you, YAML 👀
Show threadDisMay 28, 2023
@number137 @acousticmirror #Python should have already cursed you with an opinion before you get to #YAML 😸
Show threadBeau DaignaultMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror tabs are like gifs with a hard “g”.
Show threadbeqMay 29, 2023
@beaudaignault @acousticmirror why do you prefer tabs over spaces?
Show threadBeau DaignaultMay 29, 2023
@f @acousticmirror just being glib, especially considering that I now spend next to zero time in an IDE ;-)
Show threadTammy GentzelMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror Spaces are the bane of my existence.
Show threadDoc Edward Morbius ⭕​May 28, 2023

@acousticmirror The original safe-space debate.

All whitespace matters.

Show threadsynlogicMay 29, 2023
@dredmorbius @acousticmirror tabs are sick and wrong and unnatural. spacebar like God intended!!!
Show threadDušan MitrovićMay 28, 2023

@acousticmirror Reminds me of this Silicon Valley classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsoOG6ZeyUI

Tabs versus Spaces

Silicon Valley - S03E06

YouTube
Show threadDavidMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror where’s the love for non-breaking spaces??? :P
Show threadCyber YukiMay 28, 2023
@acousticmirror 🤣
Show threadPixel Prophecy 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇪🇺May 29, 2023
@acousticmirror Finally being officially vindicated by this meme here! Thank you for posting the one and only CORRECT way of doing it!
Show threadlick here for more infoMay 29, 2023
@acousticmirror 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Show threadVenty 🇨🇭🫕May 29, 2023
@acousticmirror #YAML, is that you?
Show threadForceBlastMay 29, 2023
@acousticmirror I run with visible white space on so I can see right away whenever other developers have made an inferior choice. No joke.
Show threadsynlogicMay 29, 2023

@acousticmirror reminds me, some tabs infected my code this weekend, should replace them in next session

TABS: DIE BY FIRE, TABS! DIE!

Show threadDavidMay 29, 2023
@acousticmirror Yaml responds: “ “
Show threadpmbAustinMay 30, 2023
@acousticmirror
Okay, this makes me chuckle.
Even though I strongly believe it should be the other way around.
Show threadKata1ystJun 5, 2023
@acousticmirror https://media.tenor.com/SJwZkiV22UcAAAAM/smile-tommy-boy.gif
Show threadKarsten™️Jun 8, 2023
@acousticmirror Tabs vs Spaces is the first one. Tabs AND Spaces is the second one.
Show threadRed_Shirt_no2Mar 1, 2024
@acousticmirror
Aw man, that’s white humor
Show threadMourioche ⏚Mar 2, 2024
@acousticmirror