Optimal Characters Per Line
On each full paragraph line of text on this blog there are about 75 characters—which is widely regarded as the most characters that you can put on a line and still have it optimal for readers.I still use 80 columns as the limit on all the text documents I write, including source code. Occasionally I'll push it up to 128 but most of the time even I personally prefer 80 as an ideal width.Also, who maximises a browser, unless their monitor is tiny? Especially with resolutions where they are today. I have around a dozen other apps open at the moment and none of them are maximised.