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		Izkata on July 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Space After Periods (1993) I once jokingly suggested a compromise of 3 spaces, then got curious. Turns out I like it more than 2 or 4, and now use it for all my personal stuff.

JohnFen on July 11, 2023 [–]

I've seen house programming styles that mandate a tab is 3 spaces, as well as 5. Personally, I have no dog in this fight at all. I'll follow whatever the house style is.

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