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   From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net   
      
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   rbowman   wrote:   
   >On Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:45:45 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
   >   
   >> C++'s "//" construct is a lot easier to code.   
   >   
   >That is something I was happy to see adapted by C, JavaScript and other C   
   >like languages. I don't know who had it first. If it's used consistently   
   >it makes commenting out blocks easier although '#if 0'  works.   
      
   I mean...it predated C by a few years.  :-)   
      
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