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Weren't pascal comments delimited by `{` and `}`, and weren't borland pascal compiler directives of the form `{$X}`?
by endgame 15y ago
Weren't pascal comments delimited by `{` and `}`, and weren't borland pascal compiler directives of the form `{$X}`?
- kabdib 15y agoYes, this was pretty common in Pascal. Also, Emacs uses comments to set file-local options. There's a long tradition of overloading comments to achieve metalinguistic ends. JavaDoc and Doxygen are great examples. Even when handed a decent macro language with whizzy namespaces and a great DOM, I imagine that some people will still stoop to gross and convenient hacks.