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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.

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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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.

                                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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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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                                      • P PIEBALDconsult

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

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                                        Gary Wheeler
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                                        When was the last time you loaded a box of green-bar in a line printer?

                                        Software Zen: delete this;

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                                        • G Gary Wheeler

                                          When was the last time you loaded a box of green-bar in a line printer?

                                          Software Zen: delete this;

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                                          PIEBALDconsult
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                                          1992-08-02 (or thereabouts), but I still print my code occasionally. Nowadays I use Word and I have a header that indicates the filename and pages.

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