Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-geronimo-dev-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 85530 invoked by uid 500); 15 Aug 2003 15:20:22 -0000 Mailing-List: contact geronimo-dev-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Reply-To: geronimo-dev@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list geronimo-dev@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 85498 invoked from network); 15 Aug 2003 15:20:21 -0000 Received: from smtp.mailix.net (216.148.213.132) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 15 Aug 2003 15:20:21 -0000 Received: from [219.65.102.199] (helo=siva) by smtp.mailix.net with asmtp (Exim 4.01) id 19nfRF-0003mO-00 for geronimo-dev@incubator.apache.org; Fri, 15 Aug 2003 07:20:21 -0700 Message-ID: <022701c36340$bf7d1bd0$5d7041db@siva> From: "Siva" To: References: <000e01c36335$448b6b30$0d00a8c0@HAL> Subject: Re: coding conventions Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 20:50:19 +0530 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Sun says "Avoid lines longer than 80 characters, since they're not handled well by many terminals and tools. " IMO,having everything in the field of vision is better than to scroll and see. Siva ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Farinha" To: Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 7:28 PM Subject: RE: coding conventions > I doubt that the 80 cols limit will be a coding convention. > > Personally I keep Eclipse with the print margin on at 80, just to keep the code > readable on screen and, if needed, paper. But sometimes it's better to go over > the margin than break the line in weird places. > > I consider the 80 margin more of a good practice than a strict convention. > > Daniel farinha