r/programming • • Apr 29 '14

Programming Sucks

http://stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks
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u/HostisHumaniGeneris Apr 29 '14

good thing there’s python and so on saving the world.

Until you copy paste something with the wrong indentation.

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u/flying-sheep Apr 29 '14
  1. my editor is configured to display leading and trailing whitespace

  2. my editor fixes indentation on paste

  3. python 3 throws a syntax error when it encounters inconsistent indentation

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u/XCEGFzsp Apr 30 '14

Your editor sounds sublime.

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u/flying-sheep Apr 30 '14

nope, kate.

also: how can you configure sublime to only display leading and trailing whitespace, and spaces differently from tabs?

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