[dev] Coding style: why /* */ and not //?

From: Martin Tournoij <martin_AT_arp242.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:56:29 +1300

The coding style says:

> Use /* */ for comments, not //

Don't want to start a discussion about it, but I'm curious why // is
disallowed? AFAIK all compilers accept // these days, and have for a
long time?

I've always preferred // since they can nest (you can comment out a
function with //-style comments, but not with /* */-style comments), but
maybe I'm missing a downside of //-style comments?

Thanks,
Martin
Received on Wed Dec 26 2018 - 12:56:29 CET