Doesn't work as well in languages where indentation is significant.
The point is that the code on disk needs to work when it's compiled. That's all. You could write an editor that displays the code in a circle so long as it writes properly indented code when you save. Nothing about the IDE is actually important.
The point is that the code on disk needs to work when it's compiled. That's all. You could write an editor that displays the code in a circle so long as it writes properly indented code when you save. Nothing about the IDE is actually important.