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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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    • L Luc Pattyn

      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

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      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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            • L Lost User

              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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                • 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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                  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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                    • 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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                      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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                        • P Peter Mulholland

                          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.

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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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                              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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                                  • G Gary Wheeler

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

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

                                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                                    Sandesh M Patil
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                                    I think it is ok

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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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                                      Mark_Wallace
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                                      If you wait five seconds, the credits will scroll past too fast to read.

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                                      • L LloydA111

                                        I should really stop writing such pointless comments :-O


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                                        Super Lloyd
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                                        Hehe, yes you should! :laugh:

                                        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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                                        • G Gary Wheeler

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

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

                                          Software Zen: delete this;

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                                          PIEBALDconsult
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                                          That makes sense when printing... especially on fan-fold paper. :~

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