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> Most people can skip commented code just fine, since it looks like... commented out code Line comments, yes, but not for block comments or #if 0 disabled sec
by Figs 7y ago
> Most people can skip commented code just fine, since it looks like... commented out code
Line comments, yes, but not for block comments or #if 0 disabled sections -- if your search result comes from the middle of one of those, it does not look like a comment without the context, and can mislead you.
- elijahparker 7y agoReading this makes me realize programming editors should have an optional search flag to skip comments. It shouldn’t be that difficult.