"White space"

[swamp_child]

Originally Posted by DeepWater

It adds too much weight to the robot. Each space = ~0.0001327 oz. Tabs are either 4 or 8 times that depending on your editor settings. Count up all the white space in your code sometime and calculate how much weight it adds.

for the same reason we usually don't use comments.

[Bongle]

I love whitespace! If the OP is trying to argue against it, he's in for a surprise if he ever gets a programming job. Even if you can read non-whitespaced code, nobody else can.

Some kids I've mentored in the past didn't use tabs at all, and it was painful to look at. It was impossible to tell, at a glance, when functions started, the scope of loops, etc. It was all either memorization or bracket-counting.

[The Lucas]

This year I found the majority of compilation errors that I helped my students fix were due to mismatched braces (usually with inconsistent indention). Whitespace is good, especially if you want quick help.

Helpful Windriver tip: Select your code and press Ctrl-I to auto indent your code