It is SO STUPID that spaces are widely preferred for indentation in code.

For the past, I don’t know, two hours I’ve been trying to fix YAML formatting issues that could have been fixed without any human intervention if only tabs were used. (It’s a big file, hence the duration.) (I know YAML doesn’t support tabs. That’s kind of my point.)

I even reluctantly asked Gemini (forced upon me by work; I was hoping it would change my mind in this case) why anyone would prefer spaces. It said the same irrelevant thing most people say: because some tools don’t support tabs properly.

Know what that sounds like to me? A problem with the fucking tool.

I don’t know if this is the right place to post this, but I can’t think of a better option.

  • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
    71·
    6 days ago

    I just forget about it because my editor changes my tabs to spaces so I usually hit the tab key anyway. Would prefer tabs, but it is what it is.

    • UiUiUiUiUi@piefed.nlEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      but it is what it is

      Since LLM’s the only devs left are those with this mindset and I hate it.

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