Re: bash vs. python scripts - which one is better?
On Thursday 09 August 2007, Nelson Castillo wrote:
> 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
Great tip.
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