| Subject | Re: clean up kernel_{read,write} & friends v2 | From | Casey Schaufler <> | Date | Thu, 28 May 2020 14:20:43 -0700 |
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On 5/28/2020 1:17 PM, David Howells wrote: > Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote: > >> Or maybe make it check for something more reasonable, like 100 characters. > Yes please!
No, thank you!
C is a symbolic language, not a text language. Encouraging newbies to declare
int iterator;
instead of
int i;
does the language a disservice.
It's true, nobody uses a TTY33 anymore. Those of us who have done so understand how "{" is preferable to "BEGIN" and why tabs are better than multiple spaces. A narrow "terminal" requires less neck and mouse movement. Any width limit is arbitrary, so to the extent anyone might care, I advocate 80 forever.
> David >
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