From: R_Tim_Coslet@cup.portal.com
Subject: Re: Attractive comments better?
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 94 20:19:17 PDT
Date: 1994-10-11T20:19:17-07:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <124694@cup.portal.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 37du0k$ir2@gnat.cs.nyu.edu
>One important key to writing readable C and C++ programs is to treat headers
>as the full equivalent of Ada specs, and comment them appropriately.
>Historically, many C programmers treat headers as a kind of annoyance
>required by the silly compiler which can't figure it out for itself,
>and write the absolute minimum of text in headers with minimal comments.
Or worse yet, I've seen a few C programmers actually putting CODE (not
just declarations but actual CODE) in some header files! This results
in programs that mysteriously grow RAPIDLY in size of executable :-(
I couldn't believe it the first time I encountered it, at least Ada
simply will NOT let you even attempt this!
R. Tim Coslet
Usenet: R_Tim_Coslet@cup.portal.com
technology, n. domesticated natural phenomena
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1994-10-05 3:00 Easily-Read C++? Ken Garlington
1994-10-05 9:42 ` Pierre Castori
1994-10-05 13:28 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-06 2:20 ` Benjamin Ketcham
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1994-10-12 3:19 ` R_Tim_Coslet [this message]
1994-10-13 1:35 ` Attractive comments better? Michael Feldman
1994-10-12 17:03 ` Easily-Read C++? John DiCamillo
1994-10-05 14:26 ` Eric S. Sessoms
1994-10-05 17:47 ` Kevin Cline
1994-10-05 22:02 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-05 22:23 ` Richard Kenner
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1994-10-11 18:11 ` David Weller
1994-10-11 18:43 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-12 13:15 ` Norman H. Cohen
1994-10-12 14:10 ` Robert Firth
1994-10-13 19:33 ` John D. Reading
1994-10-13 0:51 ` Keith Thompson @pulsar
1994-10-05 18:24 ` Magnus Kempe
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1994-10-11 13:00 ` Robert Firth
1994-10-11 13:44 ` Casper H.S. Dik
1994-10-11 19:03 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-12 16:38 ` John DiCamillo
1994-10-11 18:52 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-12 13:49 ` Norman H. Cohen
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1994-10-11 18:55 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-12 13:35 ` John M. Mills
1994-10-12 19:48 ` Robert Dewar
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1994-10-11 17:50 ` Norman H. Cohen
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1994-10-11 18:02 ` Norman H. Cohen
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1994-10-12 17:37 ` "Tag" (Was: Easily-Read C++? (NOT)) David Emery
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