Merge pull request #74 from github/styleguide-maximum-characters

joelhawksley · web-flow · commit 040537e2f930 · 2020-10-30T09:10:43.000-06:00
STYLEGUIDE: raise maximum characters.
diff --git a/STYLEGUIDE.md b/STYLEGUIDE.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 * Use soft-tabs with a two space indent.
 
-* Keep each line of code to a readable length. Unless you have a reason to, keep lines to fewer than 100 characters.
+* Keep each line of code to a readable length. Unless you have a reason to, keep lines to a maximum of 118 characters. Why 118? That's the width at which the pull request diff UI needs horizontal scrolling (making pull requests harder to review).
 
 * Never leave trailing whitespace.
 
