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Some conventions are socially made... In C, some uses #if 0 these_lines_are(); not_executed(); #endif but most of the cases people just use /* comm

by gg582 15d ago

Some conventions are socially made... In C, some uses #if 0 these_lines_are(); not_executed(); #endif but most of the cases people just use /* comments * these_lines_are(); * not_executed(); * * end comment */ Then, why? #if 0 #endif looks clear and it definitely says how a computer skips many lines. But we just don't use it because it implies low-level knowledge "that every C developers have"

draven 15d ago
My C is really rusty but aren't those different ? If using #if/#endif the compiler won't even see the comments.
- gg582 11d ago
  Yep that's right. Using #if/#endif excludes whole lines(so compiler won't see any lines). And this difference can prevent when struggling with nested comments :)