> I cannot find a single logical reason for why we would actually need character line limits when writing code
I always have multiple files open in my editor, side by side, since reading and understanding the code base is as much a part of the job as adding to it. With unlimited line length, this would be difficult. I would feel a little bit blind if I could have only a single code view open, as in the author's screen shot. Simple as that!
We don't have a strict policy about it where I work, but in practice, almost everything fits within an 80-column view.
> I cannot find a single logical reason for why we would actually need character line limits when writing code
I always have multiple files open in my editor, side by side, since reading and understanding the code base is as much a part of the job as adding to it. With unlimited line length, this would be difficult. I would feel a little bit blind if I could have only a single code view open, as in the author's screen shot. Simple as that!
We don't have a strict policy about it where I work, but in practice, almost everything fits within an 80-column view.
It would perfectly if you enable line wrapping, which is basically a dynamic client-side character line limit!
"Show HN" is for something you have built that we can try out. Not for blog posts.