Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru> schrieb am Di., 14. Apr. 2015 um 17:49 Uhr:
Because spaces are more popular than tabs, in most language communities?

http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015#tech-tabsspaces
 
"After millennia of heated debate, mercifully, at long last, we have an answer. Most developers prefer tabs to spaces."

Yes, the data also shows that experienced developers do prefer spaces over tabs, but the matter is far from clear.