While reading arguments against the use of Tabs, I came across this (source):
...it can be a good idea to avoid tabs alltogether, because the semantics of tabs are not very well-defined in the computer world, and they can be displayed completely differently on different types of systems and editors.
I am relatively new to programming, and have never experienced any issues with tabs in my code, and I've used a number of editors including Notepad++, Programmer's Nodepad, Gedit, Kate, Sublime Text, etc. I may not have done enough coding to get to that point, hence the question:
Can someone please explain, in simple terms, what the quote states? And is the problem with tabs still relevant?
Please note that I am not asking you whether I should use tabs or spaces in my code. I am only after a rational explanation for a specific argument against tabs that I've come across.