--- 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
