in reply to Spaces vs Tabs

Ugh .. this debate has been going on for decades. To me, it was just something to generate traffic .. aka "Someone is wrong on the Internet!" Tie it to "Who gets paid better?", and you've got a burst of traffic for a week.

Meh.

Alex / talexb / Toronto

Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.

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Re^2: Spaces vs Tabs
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 19, 2017 at 15:49 UTC

    Indeed. I hear talk that in order to combat the Black Friday audience drop-off of the last few years, they are planning a two-for-one special: "Vi .vs. Emacs: Who has the biggest cahonies" & "Windows .vs. Linux: Who spends more time maintaining their OS, than coding", in-depth exposés :)

    With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
    Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
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      Now this made coffee come out of my nose! ...and I was drinking water!

      It's the "cahonies" that really sell the joke. :-)

      Just another Perl hooker - But the purist monks keep telling me I should do it for love, not money.
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