Heredoc or an external template file in my bash script – how it affects readibility/maintanance?
I realise that this question may be down to personal preference but I’m pretty new to Bash / shell scripting so thought it’d be worth some research to see if there’s some sort of standard/best practise or agreeable consensus.
What are the downsides of mixing tabs and spaces? [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: Tabs versus spaces—what is the proper indentation character for everything, in every situation, ever? [closed] (22 answers) Closed 11 years ago. The advantage of using tabs for indentation is that people can configure their editor to use the tab width they are comfortable with. The only argument against this […]
Should I write compact code or code with lots of spaces? [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: How important is it to reduce the number of lines in code? (23 answers) Closed 11 years ago. I have two friends that have completely different schools of thought on how to lay out their code. The first says that code should be well-indented and use lots of spaces […]
How strict should you be about indentation/white space? [closed]
Closed 10 years ago.
How strict should you be about indentation/white space? [closed]
Closed 10 years ago.
How strict should you be about indentation/white space? [closed]
Closed 10 years ago.
How strict should you be about indentation/white space? [closed]
Closed 10 years ago.
Origins of code indentation
I am interested in finding out who introduced code indentation, as well as when and where it was introduced.