Few mixed things

[BCS]

Hello Nick,

> "Derek Parnell" <derek at psych.ward> wrote in message
> news:hn975kl8v6wa.bjme1g5z2jj3$.dlg at 40tude.net...
> 
>> On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:55:03 +0000 (UTC), BCS wrote:
>> 
>>> /**/ has well defined semantics,
>>> 
>> ... in the C programming language ...
>> 

Yes, exactly my point.

>>> changing it will cause problems that replacing it will not.
>>> 
>> The "well defined semantics" are not god-given axioms, or to rephrase
>> it, because something is 'thus' in C does not mean that it must also
>> be 'thus' in any other programming language.
>> 
>> For something to be in a programming language, it needs to be
>> justified on its own terms rather than only using precedent as its
>> rationale to exist.
>> 

Precedent is a good reason to exist in /some given form/ if it is to exist 
at all.

> I agree with you on this, however I think what they meant was that
> (unless I'm mistaken) /**/ also behaves the same way in every other
> language that actually uses /**/ for comments.
> 

So, ditto Nick on that one.