Hello Martin, > 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 guess you're talking about suckless coding style guide. Coding style guide is for published code. For your temporary testing code, you're free to comment lines with // if you want to, this will bother nobody else. We're talking about published code, so most of the arguments in favor of using // (like nesting comments) don't apply. Using /* */ is about commenting, not commenting out, and is more visible.
