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Poll: Commenting Style (27 member(s) have cast votes)

What commenting style do you want?

  1. // (10 votes [37.04%])

    Percentage of vote: 37.04%

  2. ' (1 votes [3.70%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.70%

  3. ; (7 votes [25.93%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.93%

  4. {} (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. (* *) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. /* */ (1 votes [3.70%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.70%

  7. rem (1 votes [3.70%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.70%

  8. # (7 votes [25.93%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.93%

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#1 smiley

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Posted 26 November 2006 - 09:23 AM

It's time to establish a common comenting style for the scripts before there is an anarchy with many scripts with different syntaxes. Please choose what you think is better :P

#2 yahoouk

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Posted 26 November 2006 - 01:05 PM

............... what you think is better :P


I prefer SemiColum commenting sytle because many programs are related with INF files and same comments in them. :P

#3 edborg

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 08:39 AM

On the other hand, // results more visible when debugging scripts, though ; is more generally accepted outside WB.
I also use rem, which is evidenced in WB, when I want to add comments.
Now every character is accepted. Everyone can use other people's scripts without problems.
Why not continue like that?
I don't see consistency issues with this. :P

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 12:13 PM

Just for the sake of it, a character that I find VERY visible is #, though cannot say if it can be used.

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 12:23 PM

;

#6 smiley

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 12:50 PM

I have added rem and # in the list :P

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 08:32 PM

I have added rem and # in the list

GOOD! :P

But you should also "reset" the voting, and ask members to vote again, I already have a number of #'s that came to me protesting they have been discriminated.... :P

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 08:40 PM

GOOD! :P

But you should also "reset" the voting, and ask members to vote again, I already have a number of #'s that came to me protesting they have been discriminated.... :P

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Should I reset it now?

#9 Alexei

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 11:54 PM

Should I reset it now?

I would prefer to have some flexibility with comments :P
For ex. Delphi allows:
// - starts comment (auto terminated at end of line)
(*...*) - anywhere in the text
{...} - anywhere in the text
I voted for #, as it allowes beautifications like that:
######################

#  Text			  #

######################


#10 curare

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Posted 13 December 2006 - 09:00 AM

;

#11 curare

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Posted 14 December 2006 - 01:52 AM

;

where you can do this...

;######################

;#  Text			  #

;######################

:P

#12 Ove

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Posted 15 April 2007 - 03:48 PM

I like C style comments:
// a single line comment

/* a block comment*/

The block comment can be arranged like this for added effect:
/***********************************\
| COMMENTS... |
| This is a VALID C/C++ |
| comment |
\***********************************/

(the | in the comment box should be alligned with the top and bottom right corners)

#13 Moon Goon

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Posted 15 April 2007 - 07:55 PM

The language I am currently using uses the "//" so that's easiest for me. The ";" is used in some languages to signify the current instruction line has stopped thus would be confusing.

#14 Alexei

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Posted 04 June 2007 - 04:04 PM

There are 3 types of comments:
1. to indicate comment line
2. to indicate the rest of the line is a comment
3. to insert comment anywhere in the program text

"//" and ";" are OK for 1 and 2
# is OK only for 1

For consistensy reasons I would prefer Ove's proposal:
"//" (for 1,2) and "/*...*/" (for 3)

In addition, ";" better be reserved for future extensions of WB scripting language.

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#15 Galapo

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Posted 10 August 2007 - 09:53 PM

How about "//* ... *//" for number 3? That would keep some kind of consistency between commenting, namely, the use of "//".

#16 Alexei

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Posted 11 September 2007 - 05:52 AM

How about "//* ... *//" for number 3? That would keep some kind of consistency between commenting, namely, the use of "//".

"//*" would also create a conflict, because "//" means: "the rest of the line is a comment regardless of its contents".
It's also important, that "//* ... *//" is two characters longer then "/* ... */". Save you fingers! :loleverybody:
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