Hi
[2018-12-27 00:56] Martin Tournoij <martin_AT_arp242.net>
> 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?
I also prefer // (mostly because to insert those I can just do a block
insert in vim/vis). The only downside of //-style comments that I can
see is that they are only allowed since C99[0].
Maybe I am missing something too though.
Cheers,
Silvan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comment_(computer_programming)#C
Received on Thu Dec 27 2018 - 11:10:03 CET