On 02/07/13 02:08 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:
What do you mean you limit lines to 72 characters? Me thinks your
making a joke! (I recall columns 73-80 were for special characters or
something back in COBOL or FORTRAN, right?)
I stopped using columns 73-80 when I stopped using the card punch! <g>
Source code is meant to be read by humans, we compile it for the
machine. I keep my lines short (and my levels of indentation modest) so
that it will be easy to read by whatever idiot (most likely me!) has to
install a fix or modification.
Dan
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