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I recall deciding quite a long time ago that I was going to do 100 columns and not ask anyone. It was with great amusement that I noticed, not very long after, that JetBrains added/moved the default gutter warning to either 100 or 120 columns.

That said, I do 4 space indents and 100 columns, not either/or. 2 space and 100 is an invitation to excessive nesting over decomposition. If you insist on 2 spaces then I’m afraid I’m going to insist on 80 columns (and that you finally get off your ass and learn how to code).



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