Spaces or Tabs

[Spacecadet]

When trying to correctly format code do you use spaces or tabs

Poll to follow

[Xenophon]

[Churchill]

I press the <TAB> key and my code editor inserts 4 <spaces>.

[TimberWolf]

Some editors will convert tabs to spaces automatically. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to re-tab everything with spaces when revisiting source code (possibly in a different editor - and probably because I wasn't consistent), so I would go for 3 spaces per indent.

[TheFaQQer]

Spaces. Tabs mean that when you move between editors, the code is screwed, which is particularly bad when you look at it in vi.

[Bob Dalek]

Spaced-out on tabs. Ah! My student days.

[Bagpuss]

Tabs, you can't smoke a space. But then you can't park in a Tab

[Chugnut]

Tabs, you can't smoke a space. But then you can't park in a Tab

Reminds me of a joke that.


What's the difference between an egg and a wink?

You can't beat a wink.

[Bagpuss]

Reminds me of a joke that.


What's the difference between an egg and a wink?

You can't beat a wink.

I know, my jokes often remind people of jokes

[NotAllThere]

I though all modern code editors did all the indenting rubbish for you. Even the SAP one does.