On 1/7/2014, 3:22 PM, Adam Roach wrote:
Since people are introducing actual research information here, let's
run some numbers. According to Paterson et. al. [1], reading
comprehension speed is actively hindered by lines that are either too
short or too long, which they define as 9 picas (1.5 inches) and 43
picas (~7 inches), respectively. Comprehension is significantly faster
at 19 picas (~3 inches).
[...]
[1] http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/xge/27/5/572/
I found some other citations about this as well -
http://www.humanfactors.com/downloads/feb03.asp#kath among others - but
they all measure people reading English, not code. I haven't been able
to find any that are specifically on-point for coding, but I'm still
looking.
2 v. 4 spaces: more on that shortly.
- mhoye
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