From: Peter Schrammel Date: 2005-01-14T14:41:12+09:00 Subject: Re: why dosn't ruby support // to comment? Zach Dennis schrieb: > Edgardo Hames wrote: > >> On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:38:03 +0900, Christian Neukirchen >> wrote: >> >>> Josef 'Jupp' Schugt writes: >>> >>>> If you want something that is fast and easy on almost any keyboard you >>>> use '--'. >>> >>> >>> Too bad it has the icky taste of SQL. :) >>> >> >> >> But, that's also a comment in Haskell ;) > > > That is also the comment in AppleScript. > > Zach > > Why don't make it userdefined: $COMMENT_BEGIN="/*" $COMMENT_END="*/" $COMMENT_LINE="--" ;) I don't think you'll ever satisfy the calls for a new comment syntax. Peter