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title = "Why using tabs for indentation"
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date = 2024-05-12
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description = "I use tabs for indentation, here are the reasons."
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insert_anchor_links = "left"
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draft = true
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[taxonomies]
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tags = ["programming"]
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I always indent with tabs when given the choice. Here is why.
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If you know other pro-space arguments, I'm interested.
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## Pros
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Advantages to use tabs, and refutations of some pro-space arguments.
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### Tab width is what you want
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### A code that looks the same everywhere may not be what you want
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### Git is smart enough
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to show spaces in red when they are followed by a tab
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### Moving through indentations with the keyboard
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### Invisible character rendering
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### No need to configure your editor
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### Distinguish indentation and alignment
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### Formatters can be useful
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## Cons
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### Copying tabs from terminal
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