the correct rule is: tabs to indent, spaces to align

[TAB][TAB][TAB]ShortTypename[SPACE][SPACE]variable_name

[TAB][TAB][TAB]LongLongLongTypename[SPACE]variable_name2

ps. the [SPACE] counts above are illustrative, not accurate.

The correct rule is: you shouldn't align.

	▲	hollerith a day ago \| parent [-]
		The code I maintain (Emacs Lisp) follows that rule.

TZubiri 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Just imagine pressing the space bar 12 times for each line, or having to use :vimq! to handle that without going crazy

g-b-r a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Exactly, just have your linter error out if there's a tab following a space