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Subject: 
Re: NQC in Boston University Linux :)
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Date: 
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:06:41 GMT
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MATTDM@MATTDM.nospamORG
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Christopher Lindsey <lindsey@nospam.mallorn.com> wrote:
Yeah, but they also claim that checking your indentation levels is
good too...  :)

I can see their point on that one. Indention _is_ a logical way to keep
blocks seperated, and it's easier for new users than keeping {s and }s
matched up. It's important to note that it's only _relative_ indentation
that is important -- you don't have to keep things in a certain column, or
anything like that.

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Matthew Miller                      --->                  mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us                       --->             http://quotes-r-us.org/



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  Re: NQC in Boston University Linux :)
 
(...) It's like a throwback to the days of Cobol and Fortran, except, as you pointed out, it doesn't require column placement. When I script in Perl I always add my changes all the way to the left so they're easy to find, remove, etc. if things (...) (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)  

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  Re: NQC in Boston University Linux :)
 
(...) Yeah, but they also claim that checking your indentation levels is good too... :) Chris (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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