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Soft tabs (spaces) or Hard tabs (CHAR(9)) in your source code?   [Edit]

Survey period: 21 Jun 2010 to 28 Jun 2010

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OptionVotes% 
Hard, always38442.76
Soft, always31935.52
Hard in some files, soft in others, using a consistent rule717.91
No preference12413.81



 
GeneralRe: Tabs? We don't need .... PinPopular
Don Driskell21-Jun-10 9:07
Don Driskell21-Jun-10 9:07 
JokeRe: Tabs? We don't need .... Pin
Nemanja Trifunovic21-Jun-10 9:11
Nemanja Trifunovic21-Jun-10 9:11 
GeneralRe: Tabs? We don't need .... Pin
Chris Meech21-Jun-10 9:17
Chris Meech21-Jun-10 9:17 
GeneralRe: Tabs? We don't need .... Pin
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳21-Jun-10 9:36
Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳21-Jun-10 9:36 
GeneralRe: Tabs? We don't need .... Pin
RichardM121-Jun-10 16:13
RichardM121-Jun-10 16:13 
Generalartystic style always.... Pin
El Corazon21-Jun-10 8:08
El Corazon21-Jun-10 8:08 
GeneralRe: artystic style always.... Pin
hfrmobile28-Jun-10 23:35
hfrmobile28-Jun-10 23:35 
GeneralTab(2) Consistent Inconsistency Pin
W Balboos, GHB21-Jun-10 4:53
W Balboos, GHB21-Jun-10 4:53 
For coding, I use soft tabs (press the tab key but app (VS, etc.) converts to spaces.
The idea of this is that the tabs find neatly aligned locations for me - but once it's done, I want to have the simple (& consistent!) control of spaces.

But, for HTML, etc., I use hard tabs.

Haven't figured out why this bifurcation occurred.

In either case, I always reset to tab=2spaces. My eyes are still good (with appropriate optical filters), so why spread everything across the page? Tab of 2 spaces is quite easy enough to see.

Consistent Inconsistency.
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JokeHard, always... Pin
Smithers-Jones21-Jun-10 4:25
Smithers-Jones21-Jun-10 4:25 
GeneralRe: Hard, always... Pin
PIEBALDconsult21-Jun-10 18:05
mvePIEBALDconsult21-Jun-10 18:05 
GeneralNo preference... Pin
Nemanja Trifunovic21-Jun-10 4:05
Nemanja Trifunovic21-Jun-10 4:05 
GeneralRe: No preference... Pin
Don Driskell21-Jun-10 9:06
Don Driskell21-Jun-10 9:06 
GeneralVaries Pin
PIEBALDconsult21-Jun-10 2:35
mvePIEBALDconsult21-Jun-10 2:35 
GeneralRe: Varies Pin
Don Driskell21-Jun-10 9:05
Don Driskell21-Jun-10 9:05 
GeneralRe: Varies Pin
Geoff Field21-Jun-10 12:48
Geoff Field21-Jun-10 12:48 
GeneralI am a fast typist Pin
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr.21-Jun-10 2:30
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr.21-Jun-10 2:30 
GeneralRe: I am a fast typist Pin
peterchen23-Jun-10 2:25
peterchen23-Jun-10 2:25 
GeneralRe: I am a fast typist Pin
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr.23-Jun-10 2:41
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr.23-Jun-10 2:41 
GeneralRe: I am a fast typist Pin
peterchen23-Jun-10 11:53
peterchen23-Jun-10 11:53 
GeneralTabs Pin
RugbyLeague21-Jun-10 0:52
RugbyLeague21-Jun-10 0:52 
GeneralVisual Studio... Pin
Jouke van der Maas20-Jun-10 21:37
Jouke van der Maas20-Jun-10 21:37 
GeneralRe: Visual Studio... Pin
Dude2221-Jun-10 13:51
Dude2221-Jun-10 13:51 
GeneralRe: Visual Studio... Pin
13xforever21-Jun-10 18:28
13xforever21-Jun-10 18:28 
GeneralRe: Visual Studio... Pin
Jouke van der Maas22-Jun-10 1:36
Jouke van der Maas22-Jun-10 1:36 
GeneralRe: Visual Studio... Pin
hfrmobile28-Jun-10 23:44
hfrmobile28-Jun-10 23:44 

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