tabs and spaces

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Published on 2010-03-25T22:28:00Z Indexed on 2010/03/25 22:33 UTC
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People have been telling me to use spaces for indents, rather than tabs.

But is it just me or is it a pain to hit the space bar 4, 8, times every few lines?

Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks.

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