[gdal-dev] Starting a discussion on style and coding guidelines

[Joaquim Luis]

I do all my programing in laptops, and yes I have a 15 inches HiRes screen  
but I also have my eyes, well, weakened (and 54 years old) so I make the  
fonts larger. Having to permanently scroll up and down is far worst than  
any perception purity.


>> There is one aspect of the coding style that I honestly do not  
>> understand.
>> Why continuing to recommend the 80 chars line width?
>
> Perhaps, paraphrasing Kevlin Henney, because
> not everyone falls in love with high-resolution screens
> and not everyone can actually now project the whole of the Serengeti :)
>
> [1] https://vimeo.com/97329157
>
> Best regards,