On 29/09/2021 6:54 am, Bob Bridges wrote:
Purely by the way, but I've never really understood why so many REXX modules I
see start like this:
/* REXX */
/* Module: Name
Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent
Purpose: Convert ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */
...instead of something like this:
/* This REXX converts ANSI dates to internal format, or whatever. */
/* Module: Name
Author: Bob Bridges the Magnificent */
I guess the first looks like a statement with a purpose, the second
looks like a comment that can be freely edited e.g.
/* This program converts...
Things may not be as obvious to newcomers as they are to those with more
experience.
--
Andrew Rowley
Black Hill Software
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