Ken wrote:

> Nieminen Mika wrote:
>
> >   Indentation seldom adds newlines but only spaces at the beginning of
> > the lines, so with properly indented code you will se exactly as much code
> > is with your style.
>
> The biggest problem then lies with the fact that there is no agreement
> as to what constitutes "proper" indentation. No one seems to be able
> to agree on that either.

For code in general, studies have found that from 2 to 6 spaces is optimal.

At least that narrows things down a _tiny_ bit.

(Personally, I usually use 4 for C/C++, Java, etc.  (Often only 2 for .POV
code, but then more spaces seem to help with deeper indentation)

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