Re: Comfortable source file size?

From: Volker Hetzer (volker.hetzer_at_ieee.org)
Date: 12/08/03 

Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 17:29:11 +0100

"John Seal" <sealj@indy.raytheon.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:1M0Bb.367$b77.188@dfw-service2.ext.raytheon.com...
> What is the biggest source file you're comfortable with, before you
> decide to break it into smaller chunks? I've got a 600-line file that's
> starting to feel unwieldy in Vim, the editor I generally use. I'm just
> curious what sort of guidelines other people go by.
4 or 5 screens is about my limit. But since I use make to cat the
stuff together I have no problem with lots of small files.

Greetings!
Volker

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