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Show HN: The Case Against Character Count Line Limit

by michidk on 10/9/24, 6:11 PM with 3 comments

  • by marssaxman on 10/9/24, 6:32 PM

    > I cannot find a single logical reason for why we would actually need character line limits when writing code

    I always have multiple files open in my editor, side by side, since reading and understanding the code base is as much a part of the job as adding to it. With unlimited line length, this would be difficult. I would feel a little bit blind if I could have only a single code view open, as in the author's screen shot. Simple as that!

    We don't have a strict policy about it where I work, but in practice, almost everything fits within an 80-column view.

  • by codingdave on 10/9/24, 6:59 PM

    "Show HN" is for something you have built that we can try out. Not for blog posts.