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Re: Show HN: Twitch Plays Doom

#21

Post by wernercd »

dddanmar wrote: post #7
_Marak_ wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It looks like there are two factions forming over the control of `iddqd` command. It's a battle of trying to keep the marine alive versus killing him. Every-time someone types iddqd, god mode is toggled. God mode makes the character invincible, without god mode on the marine dies in a few seconds.

This has been my favourite part of the entire stream, didn't expect factions forming at all!

You don't expect factions? Religious wars have been raged over tabs vs spaces... tab is 2, 3 or 4 spaces... bracket on this line vs the next...

Factions are normal and I would expect them to coalesce, polarize and get more extreme over time.

Re: Show HN: Twitch Plays Doom

#22

Post by Sol-Savage »

wernercd wrote: post #21
dddanmar wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This has been my favourite part of the entire stream, didn't expect factions forming at all!

You don't expect factions? Religious wars have been raged over tabs vs spaces... tab is 2, 3 or 4 spaces... bracket on this line vs the next... Factions are normal and I would expect them to coalesce, polarize and get more extreme over time.

Ahh, fighting. The ultimate form of togetherness.

Re: Show HN: Twitch Plays Doom

#23

Post by Liru »

wernercd wrote: post #21
dddanmar wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This has been my favourite part of the entire stream, didn't expect factions forming at all!

You don't expect factions? Religious wars have been raged over tabs vs spaces... tab is 2, 3 or 4 spaces... bracket on this line vs the next... Factions are normal and I would expect them to coalesce, polarize and get more extreme over time.

Okay, I understand the reasoning for most of these choices, but what kind of barbarian argues that a tab should be 3 spaces?

Re: Show HN: Twitch Plays Doom

#25

Post by sergiotapia »

wernercd wrote: post #21
dddanmar wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This has been my favourite part of the entire stream, didn't expect factions forming at all!

You don't expect factions? Religious wars have been raged over tabs vs spaces... tab is 2, 3 or 4 spaces... bracket on this line vs the next... Factions are normal and I would expect them to coalesce, polarize and get more extreme over time.

I don't get that war - configure your editor to convert your tabs to spaces. Precision.

Re: Show HN: Twitch Plays Doom

#26

Post by dagmx »

Liru wrote: post #23
wernercd wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't expect factions? Religious wars have been raged over tabs vs spaces... tab is 2, 3 or 4 spaces... bracket on this line vs the next... Factions are normal and I would expect them to coalesce, polarize and get more extreme over time.

Okay, I understand the reasoning for most of these choices, but what kind of barbarian argues that a tab should be 3 spaces?

I believe that was the standard at Google for a while?

Re: Show HN: Twitch Plays Doom

#27

Post by zaphar »

sergiotapia wrote: post #25
wernercd wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't expect factions? Religious wars have been raged over tabs vs spaces... tab is 2, 3 or 4 spaces... bracket on this line vs the next... Factions are normal and I would expect them to coalesce, polarize and get more extreme over time.

I don't get that war - configure your editor to convert your tabs to spaces. Precision.

Ah, but then you commit and someone else pulls the source code down and their carefully crafted N space per tab setting is now worthless since you decided how long tabs should be for them.

Then they post an angry rant on some mailing list about how forcing tabs to spaces forces people with various reading disabilities into a tabstop setting that makes it hard to read.

And before too long it's devolved into the same old Tabs vs Spaces debate.

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