git.lucas.co / cce-compositor
Wayland compositor (wlroots)
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commit40d7c6b1ef7691e3e5e8e53658648c15fbd6244c
parent1c546be634
authorIsaac Freund <[email protected]>
date2021-01-02 12:07
docs: update stance on line length

 CONTRIBUTING.md | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ For further details regarding commit style and git history see
 
 Please follow the
 [Zig Style Guide](https://ziglang.org/documentation/master/#Style-Guide)
-and run `zig fmt` before every commit. With regards to line length, consider 100
-characters to be a hard upper limit and 80 or less to be the goal. Note that
-inserting a trailing comma after the last parameter in function calls, struct
-declarations, etc. will cause `zig fmt` to wrap those lines. I highly recommend
-configuring your editor to run `zig fmt` on write.
+and run `zig fmt` before every commit. With regards to line length, keep it
+under 100 columns in general but prioritize readability over adhering to a
+strict limit. Note that inserting a trailing comma after the last parameter in
+function calls, struct declarations, etc. will cause `zig fmt` to wrap those
+lines. I highly recommend configuring your editor to run `zig fmt` on write.
 
 On a higher level, prioritize simplicity of code over nearly everything else.
 Performance is only a valid reason for code complexity if there are profiling