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Rodrigo Novaes
Rodrigo Novaes
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Posted by Rodrigo Novaes
Rodrigo Novaes
9,629 Points

Is there a reason for using Spaces 4?

I've been noticing that when you press "return" and then tab, your spaces were bigger than mine, so I had to figure out myself that your spaces were set to 4, which you never explained why...

Is there a good reason for using spaces 4?

2 Answers

Benjamin McKay
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Benjamin McKay
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Benjamin McKay
Benjamin McKay
Courses Plus Student 3,767 Points

For HTML, the space before a line is just preference. There isn't a reason 4 spaces is better than anything else.

If you were ever working with a team there might be a set style guideline that you need to follow that would dictate a certain format for spaces.