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Re: why not inline comments in colorforth/arrayforth?

From Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid>
Subject Re: why not inline comments in colorforth/arrayforth?
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
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Date 2012-03-26 04:37 -0500

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jc <john.comeau@gmail.com> wrote:
> instead of the ancient 'shadow blocks' wouldn't it make more sense to
> use inline comments in cf code?

Inline comments get in the way.  The great advance of shadows was that
they didn't get in the way.  A smart editor could do the same thing.

Andrew.

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why not inline comments in colorforth/arrayforth? jc <john.comeau@gmail.com> - 2012-03-26 01:59 -0700
  Re: why not inline comments in colorforth/arrayforth? "Ray St. Marie" <ray.stmarie@gmail.com> - 2012-03-26 02:27 -0700
  Re: why not inline comments in colorforth/arrayforth? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-03-26 04:37 -0500
    Re: why not inline comments in colorforth/arrayforth? Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-03-26 06:50 -0400
  Re: why not inline comments in colorforth/arrayforth? Helmar Wodtke <helmwo@gmail.com> - 2012-03-26 05:08 -0700
    Re: why not inline comments in colorforth/arrayforth? "Ray St. Marie" <ray.stmarie@gmail.com> - 2012-03-26 05:52 -0700
      Re: why not inline comments in colorforth/arrayforth? jc <john.comeau@gmail.com> - 2012-03-26 21:47 -0700
        Re: why not inline comments in colorforth/arrayforth? Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-03-27 07:15 -0400
        Re: why not inline comments in colorforth/arrayforth? "Ray St. Marie" <ray.stmarie@gmail.com> - 2012-03-27 06:21 -0700

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