comment/reflection upon code style guidelines

L.S.

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I'm having a remark to the "code guidelines"
the combination of these lines:
- tabulation to 8 characters
- lines truncated on 80 chars
has as consequence - in my opinion/experience -
 - to use "short" variable names , instead of "clearlyDescribing" ones..
 - search for exotic constructions (or even worse: goto's) to reduce level of indentation.

Since indent is used anyway... do these code guidelines still hold ?

Friendly serial greetings,
L.V.