C++: why 80 charachters??

From: John Doe (johndoe_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 04/01/04 

Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 09:36:28 -0600

I write code as long as 250+ columns sometimes (when the code refers to
a single concept), and I don't understand why people complain about
that. Just use the word wrap, right?

People who write 80 columns force everybody else in the world to see
their code in a narrow stripe of screen, when almost every programmer
nowdays has 1280x1024+ screen resolution. Many have 1600+!

If the algorithm does not fit into one screen, you are going to make
mistakes when writing or reading it. Losing 2/3 of the screen to stay
into 80 charachters seems nonsense to me.

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