use Perl

• Perl 6 comments (Score:1)

  by david.romano (6556)

  Thanks for the pointer to Acme::Comments! As for Perl 6, from what I have noticed there are a few ways to do multiline comments. Check out Synopsis 2 [perl.org].
  • Re:Perl 6 comments (Score:1)

    by sigzero (5768)

    I think Perl6 should ditch # as a comment altogether. I much prefer the way OCaml does it:

    (* single line *)
    
    (*
        This is a multi-line
    *)

    Of course, with the Acme::Comment module I can set the comment as Bliss or Beta and get the same thing.
    • Re:Perl 6 comments (Score:1)

      by Aristotle (5147)

      I think Perl6 should ditch # as a comment altogether.

      Travesty.
• use orz (Score:1)

  by mr_bean (3802)

  I used to use the POD directive, 'begin comment text,' but it was a multi-line tag.
  
  Now I use ingy's orz module. It's a source filter, but safely (?) compiled to a .pmc file.
  
  'use orz' to start the comment. 'no orz' to end it.
  
  orz is ascii art of a programmer brought to their knees by their code.
  
  http://cpansearch.perl.org/~ingy/orz/ [perl.org]
• Speaking of Acme::Comments.. (Score:1)

  by Alias (5735)

  I actually found Acme::Comments in use on my current project. Seeing Acme:: modules used live certainly threw me off for a minute.
  • Re:Speaking of Acme::Comments.. (Score:1)

    by sigzero (5768)

    Since they are in *use* on your current project do you use multi-line comments? Just curious...
• No multi-line comments (Score:1)

  by Abigail (26)

  Don't use multi-line comments. If you have a piece of code that requires a multi-line comment, rewrite it so it doesn't need to many lines of comment.

  Remember, the number 1 red flag for complicated code is the existence of a blob of comments.
  • Re:No multi-line comments (Score:1)

    by sigzero (5768)

    Well that is no fun and I *like* multi-line comments. I am not saying what you are suggesting is wrong...just not my *preference*. I just found it cool and thought I would mention it.