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minus-squareShanmugha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoNo, it is an argument against it. We indent code so that it is more comfortable to read it, not in order to make it easier to understand
minus-squaresoftwarist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoYou’re mistaken: Indentation is a secondary notation that is often intended to lower cognitive load for a programmer to understand the structure of the code.
minus-squareShanmugha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoLol. Go on, show me how it is easier to understand structure of the code when I am 3 levels down, first two are already out of sight
minus-squaresoftwarist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoThat’s not a coherent argument, but you don’t have to agree with me. I think this discussion has run its course.
No, it is an argument against it. We indent code so that it is more comfortable to read it, not in order to make it easier to understand
You’re mistaken:
Lol. Go on, show me how it is easier to understand structure of the code when I am 3 levels down, first two are already out of sight
That’s not a coherent argument, but you don’t have to agree with me. I think this discussion has run its course.