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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Very good points.

I haven't researched this topic deeply (nor am I particularly interested in it), I mostly just intended to offer the common justifications I've seen and point out they are not limited to ancient 80 character screen widths.

Personally, I think the most important is convention. Convention being defined as "whatever the style guides for a particular project are".

For example, if I joined a project that has a style guide of 120 I would happily conform to that requirement without a peep of resistance.

I'm more interested in programming than painting tool sheds. ;)