"Linus Torvalds' Unconventional Approach to Indentation in Linux Kconfig"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Register
Linus Torvalds intentionally made the use of indentation in Linux kernel config files more complex to challenge inferior parsers, aiming to improve the quality of tools that parse such files. This change, found in the latest release candidate for the next version of the Linux kernel, is a deliberate move to expose and weed out weaker parsing tools, without publicly criticizing anyone.