Time to use spaces instead of tabs in code

This topic is the answer to the topic " It's time to use tabs in code ".
I wanted to respond to comments, but due to the volume and the desire for independence from the source topic I decided to create a new topic.

So, under the cut - why tabs are better than spaces, the most significant misconceptions about tabs and how to use them correctly.


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Let's start with the fact that most people (at least on Habré) prefer tabs.

The link is a very cool comment from GreyCat :

In fact, it is strange that many still do not distinguish indentation and alignment. Well, here it is - indentation:

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    if (a[i] == 0)
        do_something(i);
}

— alignment:

int some_variable = 0;
int v1            = 0;

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