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Re: why not just use C /* ... */ ?

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From:
iain truskett
Date:
August 23, 2000 02:50
Subject:
Re: why not just use C /* ... */ ?
Message ID:
20000823182819.C21811@eh.org
* Johan Vromans (JVromans@squirrel.nl) [23 Aug 2000 18:25]:
[...]
> In any case, commenting out large blocks (more than one visual page)
> is highly confusing unless you can clearly see what is commented out,
> for example, by prefixing every line with a '#' or so.

Or use an editor which colours it, say, green.


cheers,
-- 
iain truskett, aka Koschei.                    <http://eh.org/~koschei/>
     "Green is the colour for aliens." --- Terrance Dicks.
     "Comments are typically alien to code." --- Iain Truskett.
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