I'm a bit worried that both the coworkers, the writer of that comment and everyone else in that thread all somehow don't know to put one line of sed in a githook to fix that problem?
Easily the most trivial objection I've ever seen in the never ending spaces/tab debate.
Many people I know customise their local environment to suit.
I felt a disturbance in the force. It was as though 1000 angry hn users cried out in pain.
It is amusing to see how directly those skills taught in a religious context apply towards being a good engineer. Perhaps they're more universal than many realize?
This prepared him/her to understand the great conflict of vim and emacs users no doubt.