Why does Google use 2 spaces instead of 4/8/whatever?
Does anyone know why Google's coding standards ([C++ Style Guide][1] e.g. but I think the same applies to others as well) use 2 spaces for indentation instead of 4? 


  [1]: http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cppguide.xml
Why does Google use 2 spaces instead of 4/8/whatever?
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Does anyone know why Google's coding standards ([C++ Style Guide][1] e.g. but I think the same applies to others as well) use 2 spaces for indentation instead of 4? 


  [1]: http://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/cppguide.xml