--- In [email protected], Josh Helmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Monday 24 December 2007, Nico Heinze wrote:
> > First it's a very bad idea to use C++ style comments in
> > C programs; if you program in C++, then use the // style,
> > but if you work with C, then solely use /* and */ to
> > enclose comments, nothing else.
> 
> Just a minor point.   C99 allows C++ style comments.
> 
> Josh

Josh,

that's correct, but you cannot safely assume in industry that every
client you work for will have a C99 conformant compiler. That's the
reason why I recommend to strictly distinguish between those two
styles of denoting comments.

Regards,
Nico

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