Re: [dev] Coding style: why /* */ and not //?
On Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 03:56, Martin Tournoij <martin_AT_arp242.net> wrote:
> 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?
Consistency, -- we only want one way of comments in code, as with
everything else.
Following the one way approach, leads to better consistency and less complexity.
Besides this, /**/ is the more traditional style. The longer something
is in place, the likelier it will be existent even longer ;)
Thanks,
Anselm
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