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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.