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  • G Gary Wheeler

    ///////////////////////////////End/////////////////////////////

    Found at the end of a source file :sigh:.

    Software Zen: delete this;

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    OriginalGriff
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    At least it's accurate.

    Did you know: That by counting the rings on a tree trunk, you can tell how many other trees it has slept with.

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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    • G Gary Wheeler

      ///////////////////////////////End/////////////////////////////

      Found at the end of a source file :sigh:.

      Software Zen: delete this;

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      Dalek Dave
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      You have just performed floccinaucinihilipilification!

      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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      • G Gary Wheeler

        ///////////////////////////////End/////////////////////////////

        Found at the end of a source file :sigh:.

        Software Zen: delete this;

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        Luc Pattyn
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        that is not worthless at all, I tend to put some END statement in all my files, be it code sources or text documents. In documents, I usually put "End Of Document" or "EOD"; in source files "// EOF" It tells you you've got all of it, nothing got lost while copying, transmitting, or whatever it is these files have to go through. I must admit I don't do it for C# files as they have a namespace with curly brackets, so you can't have a partial file and not notice, at least as long as you only put one namespace statement in a file. EOM

        Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

        Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

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        • D Dalek Dave

          You have just performed floccinaucinihilipilification!

          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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          Lost User
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          Dalek Dave wrote:

          floccinaucinihilipilification

          If that's the answer, what was the CCC

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          • D Dalek Dave

            You have just performed floccinaucinihilipilification!

            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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            Gary Wheeler
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            Will my palms grow hair because of it?

            Software Zen: delete this;

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              that is not worthless at all, I tend to put some END statement in all my files, be it code sources or text documents. In documents, I usually put "End Of Document" or "EOD"; in source files "// EOF" It tells you you've got all of it, nothing got lost while copying, transmitting, or whatever it is these files have to go through. I must admit I don't do it for C# files as they have a namespace with curly brackets, so you can't have a partial file and not notice, at least as long as you only put one namespace statement in a file. EOM

              Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

              Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

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              Gary Wheeler
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              That may have been a good idea in the punch card era, but I haven't worried about that sort of thing in almost 30 years. Besides, given the programmer involved, I know that wasn't the intent. I'm not sure what it was, but that wasn't it.

              Software Zen: delete this;

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              • G Gary Wheeler

                That may have been a good idea in the punch card era, but I haven't worried about that sort of thing in almost 30 years. Besides, given the programmer involved, I know that wasn't the intent. I'm not sure what it was, but that wasn't it.

                Software Zen: delete this;

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                Lost User
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                Perverseness?

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                • G Gary Wheeler

                  ///////////////////////////////End/////////////////////////////

                  Found at the end of a source file :sigh:.

                  Software Zen: delete this;

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                  Dave Parker
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                  hmm, I've actually used "delete this" before, in C++, is that bad? ;P

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                  • D Dave Parker

                    hmm, I've actually used "delete this" before, in C++, is that bad? ;P

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                    Gary Wheeler
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                    Not if you know what you're doing.

                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                      Perverseness?

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                      Gary Wheeler
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                      That ascribes a reasoned motive for the comment.

                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                      • G Gary Wheeler

                        ///////////////////////////////End/////////////////////////////

                        Found at the end of a source file :sigh:.

                        Software Zen: delete this;

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                        Super Lloyd
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                        how about?

                        // enumerating i from 0 to 10 (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
                        {
                        // printing i to the console (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                        Console.WriteLine(i);
                        // TODO should do something more useful later (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                        }

                        A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                          how about?

                          // enumerating i from 0 to 10 (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                          for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
                          {
                          // printing i to the console (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                          Console.WriteLine(i);
                          // TODO should do something more useful later (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                          }

                          A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                          Gary Wheeler
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                          At least those comments describe what the code is doing.

                          Software Zen: delete this;

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                          • G Gary Wheeler

                            At least those comments describe what the code is doing.

                            Software Zen: delete this;

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                            Lost User
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                            Are you saying that the code isn't ending at the ////////////////END/////////////// ?

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                              how about?

                              // enumerating i from 0 to 10 (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                              for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
                              {
                              // printing i to the console (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                              Console.WriteLine(i);
                              // TODO should do something more useful later (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                              }

                              A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                              Peter Mulholland
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                              Super Lloyd wrote:

                              // enumerating i from 0 to 10 (Lloyd 29 07 2010) for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)

                              Your comments are not accurate. You are enumerating from 0 to 9!

                              Pete

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                              • L Lost User

                                Are you saying that the code isn't ending at the ////////////////END/////////////// ?

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                                Gary Wheeler
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                                I personally don't find it necessary to worry that my editor is going to somehow 'fall off the end' of a file, and mark that end with a comment. That's like wearing a seat belt in your desk chair, because you're worried that the Earth's gravity might fail.

                                Software Zen: delete this;

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                                  Super Lloyd wrote:

                                  // enumerating i from 0 to 10 (Lloyd 29 07 2010) for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)

                                  Your comments are not accurate. You are enumerating from 0 to 9!

                                  Pete

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                                  Super Lloyd
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                                  Oops! :-O

                                  A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                                  • S Super Lloyd

                                    how about?

                                    // enumerating i from 0 to 10 (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                                    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
                                    {
                                    // printing i to the console (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                                    Console.WriteLine(i);
                                    // TODO should do something more useful later (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                                    }

                                    A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                                    OriginalGriff
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                                    Super Lloyd wrote:

                                    // TODO should do something more useful later (Lloyd 29 07 2010)

                                    That one is actually useful - it triggers Visual Studio to add it to the Tasks List. Visual Studio Tasks List[^]

                                    Did you know: That by counting the rings on a tree trunk, you can tell how many other trees it has slept with.

                                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                      how about?

                                      // enumerating i from 0 to 10 (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                                      for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
                                      {
                                      // printing i to the console (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                                      Console.WriteLine(i);
                                      // TODO should do something more useful later (Lloyd 29 07 2010)
                                      }

                                      A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                                      LloydA111
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                                      I should really stop writing such pointless comments :-O


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                                      • D Dalek Dave

                                        You have just performed floccinaucinihilipilification!

                                        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                                        cptKoala
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                                        somehow your post has no value to this thread :-\

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                                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                          Super Lloyd wrote:

                                          // TODO should do something more useful later (Lloyd 29 07 2010)

                                          That one is actually useful - it triggers Visual Studio to add it to the Tasks List. Visual Studio Tasks List[^]

                                          Did you know: That by counting the rings on a tree trunk, you can tell how many other trees it has slept with.

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                                          Dan Neely
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                                          UNless it's changed in 2k10 I don't think the task list is particularly useful outside of VB because of non-overridable language specific behavior. In VB it shows all the TODOs in the solution. In C# it shows all the TODOs in open files. In C++ it shows all the TODOs in the file being edited. The latter two are near useless in larger projects. Instead I litter my .cs files with #warning TODO blah... lines.

                                          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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