What is the Lisp convention about how many semicolons to use for different kinds of comments (and what the level of indentation for various numbers of semicolons should be)? Also, is there any convention about when to use semicolon comments and when to use #|multiline comments|# (assuming they exist and exist on multiple implementations)? Answer … Read more
In C# I use the #warning and #error directives, #warning This is dirty code… #error Fix this before everything explodes! This way, the compiler will let me know that I still have work to do. What technique do you use to mark code so you won’t forget about it? Answer Mark them with // TODO, … Read more
This doesn’t work: something = \ line_of_code * \ # Comment another_line_of_code * \ # Comment and_another_one * \ # Comment etc Neither does this: something = \ # Comment \ line_of_code * \ # Comment \ another_line_of_code * … Neither does this: something = \ ”’ Comment ”’ \ line_of_code * \ ”’ Comment … Read more
I’m wondering if there is any way to comment out part of a line, like you can do in c++ with /*this*/. The only comments I know about are # this which always goes to the end of the line and the “””these””” ones, which do not work mid-line. Example use-case: using subprocess and need … Read more
Are these nested comments allowed in a XML file? <!– Making only one observation attempting to correct the error code –> <!– <component> <!– Result observation template –> <!– <id root=”2.16.840.1.113883.19.5.10″ extension=”103220″/> </component> –> Answer No, the string — is not permitted to appear within comments in XML. So the fact you have — show … Read more
Is there a method of ending single line comments in Python? Something like /* This is my comment */ some more code here… Answer No, there are no inline comments in Python. From the documentation: A comment starts with a hash character (#) that is not part of a string literal, and ends at the … Read more
Adding a comment such as this: // TODO: Refactor this code …creates a task in the Task List that I can view etc. There is a column labeled ! that lets you sort these tasks by priority. How can I set a specific task’s priority? Answer The priority of the task depends on the keyword … Read more
I’ve recently upgraded to Visual Studio 2012 and haven’t have any problems except for the fact that comments beginning with “//todo” no longer show up in the task list. I have absolutely no idea on where to start looking for a solution to this problem as all of the keywords are too general. I came … Read more
As we use # for inserting comments in Python, then how does Python treat: # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- differently? Answer Yes, it is also a comment. And the contents of that comment carry special meaning if located at the top of the file, in the first two lines. From the Encoding declarations documentation: If … Read more
Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post. Closed 2 years ago. Improve this question Would just like too see what peoples Stored Procedure/Function etc comment headers look like (so post … Read more
