--- In [email protected], Jim Dougherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > 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. > > I write C and use // for comments and I see nothing wrong with that. > > I used to use /* ... */ back in the day but I switched when C > compilers began allowing //.
Yet it's a matter of fact that there are quite a few machines out there which have C compilers which will not allow you to use this C99 feature. So, as long as you have (or want) to code for all sorts of C compilers existing in real life, you will either have to make sure that every machine you work on has a C99 compiler installed, or you will have to leave out such features. That's my point. Regards, Nico
