True that! If you constantly find yourself writing lines longer than 80 characters then you should probably rethink what you're doing. I bet your code is a mess!
Long lines that are a result of long symbol names and a boilerplate-ridden language (note the author's Java background) can easily exceed that limit without actually becoming too complex.
I assume that's why, for example, Google enforces a bigger column limit for Java than the likes of JavaScript in its style guides.
I guess there is some truth to that, C code (especially object oriented C code) can end up with symbols that will easily take half of your 80 character limit (e.g. g_dbus_object_manager_client_new_for_bus_finish).
In such cases the GNU coding standards come in handy.
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Some say it's to force us from having too many indentation layers and encourage refactoring when appropriate.
True that! If you constantly find yourself writing lines longer than 80 characters then you should probably rethink what you're doing. I bet your code is a mess!
Well, not necessarily.
Long lines that are a result of long symbol names and a boilerplate-ridden language (note the author's Java background) can easily exceed that limit without actually becoming too complex.
I assume that's why, for example, Google enforces a bigger column limit for Java than the likes of JavaScript in its style guides.
I guess there is some truth to that, C code (especially object oriented C code) can end up with symbols that will easily take half of your 80 character limit (e.g. g_dbus_object_manager_client_new_for_bus_finish).
In such cases the GNU coding standards come in handy.