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Tabs are objectively better than spaces - gomakethings.com (gomakethings.com)

submitted 3 years ago by mac@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev

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[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Yes, but keep reading. That strategy is a pain to maintain especially across editors.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago

Many styles are difficult to maintain, I'm not saying it is or isn't. I'm saying that using only spaces for alignment will not let your alignment get messed up with various tabstops settings.

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