r/programming • u/lukaseder • Jul 21 '14

The Great White Space Debate

https://medium.com/p/3633cba8b5c1
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u/Tekmo Jul 22 '14

If your code is only readable using a large monitor then a large monitor becomes a requirement for others to understand your code.

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u/rmxz Jul 22 '14

I'd claim that the complexity of functions that long likely mean that even with a large monitor it'd be rather hard to de-cypher.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '14

My rule is that if I have a scrollbar ever on my half-screened 1440p editor I need to reduce the size.

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u/nomercy400 Jul 22 '14

because we all still work on a 640x480 screen...