On Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 10:28:51AM -0500, Bobby Powers wrote: > Can someone explain why they think /* */ sucks less than // ? It > doesn't seem like it is for compatibility when st and dwm require C99 > anyway. An internet search did not turn up much, apologies if I've > missed an obvious link or previous discussion.
For consistency with multiline comments and for allowing the code to compile with C89. Also // looks terrible. And no, the fact that /* */ cannot be nested is not an argument in favor of //.
