On Thu, 6 Nov 2014 09:34:17 -0800 Louis Santillan <lpsan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> There is one case where C++ style comment create a useful feature that I > don't believe C style comments are able to replicate. Some might disagree. > In a color syntax highlighting editor in a C99 codebase, you can prefix C > style comments with C++ style comments and get single character feature > enable/disabling. > > //* Remove first / to disable this block > doSomething(); > //*/ > > In a color syntax highlighting editor, doSomething(); takes on normal > highlighting when enabled, and takes on comment colored highlighting when > disabled. Is this a joke? -- FRIGN <d...@frign.de>
