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The Case Against Character Count Line Limits

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1 points michidk | 1 comments | 03 Apr 25 05:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
1. compressedgas ◴[03 Apr 25 18:11 UTC] No.43573341[source]▶
The entire point of a character line length limit is so that a diff doesn't have wrapping lines on a terminal. And so that most changes become line insertions or deletions rather than modifications of lines.