Long lines that are a result of long symbol names and a boilerplate-ridden language (note the author's Java background) can easily exceed that limit without actually becoming too complex.
I assume that's why, for example, Google enforces a bigger column limit for Java than the likes of JavaScript in its style guides.
I guess there is some truth to that, C code (especially object oriented C code) can end up with symbols that will easily take half of your 80 character limit (e.g. g_dbus_object_manager_client_new_for_bus_finish).
In such cases the GNU coding standards come in handy.
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Long lines that are a result of long symbol names and a boilerplate-ridden language (note the author's Java background) can easily exceed that limit without actually becoming too complex.
I assume that's why, for example, Google enforces a bigger column limit for Java than the likes of JavaScript in its style guides.
I guess there is some truth to that, C code (especially object oriented C code) can end up with symbols that will easily take half of your 80 character limit (e.g. g_dbus_object_manager_client_new_for_bus_finish).
In such cases the GNU coding standards come in handy.