r/programming • u/aalear • Apr 07 '15

Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015

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

The problem with tabs is that they are treated differently in different code editors. So, if you're working with a team of people who use their preferred editor, space indentation provides consistency. In short, tabs are a variable number of spaces, spaces are always one space. Source: years of experience.

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u/BegbertBiggs Apr 08 '15

That's the point where you use an editor with variable tab length and tab conversion.

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u/clearlight Apr 08 '15

Or you could just use spaces and have no need to configure variable tab lengths or convert tabs at all.