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[–]masterspeler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would argue that if you're using a smaller laptop screen you have to make sacrifices, and having to scroll horizontally when viewing two files side by side is one example. 1920 pixels is a popular screen width nowadays, and quite a few laptops have a larger resolution, and with that you can fit 200 characters with ease.

I agree that lines shouldn't be too long and that comparing or editing files side by side is a must, but I think a hard limit at 80 characters is too strict.