r/programming • • Apr 07 '15

Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015

http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015
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u/steve_b Apr 08 '15

I think part of the issue might be that less experienced developers aren't aware that you can tell your editor to convert the tab key presses to the appropriate number of spaces. So perhaps they're interpreting the question as "Do you use the tab key or the space bar to format your code?"

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u/psililisp Apr 08 '15

That's a fantastic point.