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On 2/9/2017 14:14, Stephen Pelc wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Feb 2017 10:51:48 +0100 (CET),
> albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) wrote:
>
>> That's why ( addr len -- fl ) "comments" are harmful. There must be a
>> narrative, (a sequence of proper sentences that are statements, i.e.
>> can be true or false) that tells *everything* one must know about
>> this word (that is not defined in the context of the project already).
>
> Stack comments are essential. People who do not provide a stack
> comment for every word do not work for MPE. However, each word
> *must* also have a description. In MPE world, this is the
>   \ *G What this word does and why.
> comment provided for each word.
>
> In order to write code that is maintainable beyond the time
> frame of the original programmer, his memory and her availability,
> both the stack comment and the description/narrative must be
> present.
>
> Note that this discipline applies to all programming languages.
>
> Stephen
>

Perhaps that needs to be in the standard. If we can parse moustachieod 
locals, surely we can formally parse stack comments.

-- 
Alex

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