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in thread An exercise in "That's not the way I'd do it" (TNTWIDI)

I prefer 72 columns... because there are times when it's good to print out code in hard copy, and even today, most teletypes^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H printers are 72 columns wide.

Besides, it'll make your source code fit on punch-cards.

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