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by ElegantBeef 1162 days ago
Well there is a practical reason that in a whitespace significant language you do not want to mix indentation types. I personally prefer tabs for the user customization, but the actual reasoning that generally speaking it was(is?) hard to get tabs to render as you want in a multitude of environments whereas spaces always render as is.

Quick someone reset the inane "Days since mentioning style insensitivity".

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Would it be silly to suggest that a joke about a counter for "Days since mentioning style insensitivity" might point to a legitimate gripe many folk have with the language?
It's not a “legitimate gripe” if you can safely ignore it and it won't affect you (as long as you use a consistent naming style).
My new hobby is replying on every Rust post pushing to replace :: with another symbol. Barely use Rust, don't plan to, but it sounds funny to annoy them on the smallest bikeshed I can find.