Indentation (was Re: multi-line expressions)

Bennett Todd (bet@std.sbi.com)
Thu, 24 Feb 1994 18:39:43 -0500 (EST)

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>I don't typically use emacs, but could it be that with it's context-sensitive
>editing features it has lulled our friends Guido et al into thinking the
>editor will ease this pain?

I doubt it. No matter what editor you favour, you should indent your code
properly. I'm glad to have a language where the indentation, which describes
the block structure to the human reader, is also honored by the compiler.

-Bennett
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