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		rusk on May 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Developers Who Use Spaces Make More Money Than Tho... Arguably yes. And arguably spaces are better for indentation as a matter of convenience and accessiblity and you can’t make any strong argument that it’s what tab is “for” based on original purpose.

treesprite82 on May 17, 2021 [–]

> and you can’t make any strong argument that it’s what tab is “for” based on original purpose

I didn't claim as such - I'm just contesting your claim that using tab for indentation is an "abuse" because it's "for aligning columns in a table".

rusk on May 17, 2021 | [–]

That’s fine. You’re supporting my point in that case.

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