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Re: bash vs. python scripts - which one is better?



On 8/9/07, David Brodbeck <brodbd@u.washington.edu> wrote:
>
> On Aug 9, 2007, at 10:19 AM, Steve Lamb wrote:
> >     Actually, it isn't.  At no time have I ever had any problems
> > with Python
> > code which would not also be an issue in other code as well.  The only
> > difference being you have to be careful about indention in one
> > case, braces in
> > the other.
>
> Still, after dealing with all the nightmares of things like 'make'
> that care about tabs vs. spaces, etc., I'm inclined to shy away from
> languages where whitespace is critically important.  Whitespace is so
> fragile.

I make trailing spaces and TABS visible in vim.
I know it's hard to keep conventions when you work with a team.

http://wiki.freaks-unidos.net/weblogs/arhuaco/visible-spaces-in-vim

BTW, I haven't found a better color for the tabs. One that is more
similar to the background.

Regards,
Nelson.-

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