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How wide is your sourcecode?   [Edit]

Survey period: 7 Aug 2006 to 13 Aug 2006

We get a lot of submissions with code that is over 200 characters wide. Do people really code like that?

OptionVotes% 
80 characters wide or less30221.90
100 characters wide or less26319.07
120 characters wide or less18713.56
Some value greater than 120 characters836.02
Depends on the IDE I'm using1097.90
Depends on the monitor I'm using23116.75
No maximum line length20414.79



 
GeneralRe: 80-90 Pin
Ravi Bhavnani7-Aug-06 12:05
professionalRavi Bhavnani7-Aug-06 12:05 
GeneralRe: 80-90 Pin
Rama Krishna Vavilala7-Aug-06 15:22
Rama Krishna Vavilala7-Aug-06 15:22 
GeneralRe: 80-90 Pin
Michael Dunn7-Aug-06 15:48
sitebuilderMichael Dunn7-Aug-06 15:48 
GeneralRe: 80-90 Pin
John R. Shaw8-Aug-06 6:26
John R. Shaw8-Aug-06 6:26 
GeneralMostly 81 characters Pin
Hamed Musavi7-Aug-06 2:04
Hamed Musavi7-Aug-06 2:04 
GeneralMultiple Choice for Depends? Pin
Ed.Poore6-Aug-06 22:23
Ed.Poore6-Aug-06 22:23 
GeneralRe: Multiple Choice for Depends? Pin
Weiye Chen7-Aug-06 20:33
Weiye Chen7-Aug-06 20:33 
GeneralComments stretch the lenght out Pin
Gammill6-Aug-06 19:04
Gammill6-Aug-06 19:04 
Most code is 80 or less. But, occasionally I will tack a
comment on the end that stretches the entire line much longer.

I like to be able to read my code without scrolling (horizontally).
But, I don't mind if the comments are more extreme. AND -- I don't
spread out to often.

WedgeSoft

GeneralRe: Comments stretch the lenght out Pin
Shawn Poulson7-Aug-06 4:11
Shawn Poulson7-Aug-06 4:11 
GeneralRe: Comments stretch the lenght out Pin
Paul Watson7-Aug-06 23:57
sitebuilderPaul Watson7-Aug-06 23:57 
GeneralRe: Comments stretch the lenght out Pin
PJ Arends8-Aug-06 16:21
professionalPJ Arends8-Aug-06 16:21 
GeneralRe: Comments stretch the lenght out Pin
David Veeneman9-Aug-06 3:42
David Veeneman9-Aug-06 3:42 

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