Re: Which code style do you prefer the most?

On 28/02/2025 23:32, Richard Harnden wrote:

On 28/02/2025 21:10, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:21:01 +0000, Richard Harnden wrote:
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Have your mental margin-bell ding at around 75 characters ...

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What was the ding for? Was it because typists were not in the habit of
looking at what they were typing?

 Exactly.  They didn't need to look at what they were typing, because they could touch-type.  It's why the F and J keys have the little bumps - so you'd know where you were.  They'd be looking only at what they where copying, so the audible cue was necessary.  They could hit 90+ words per minute.
 Very impressive, but not a skill a programmer needs.

MMMV.
You do you, obviously, but touch-typing can easily double your typing speed. It never ceases to amaze me that the NHS claims their doctors are overworked but can't be arsed to teach them to touch-type.
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