(Non) Nesting block comments

[Michel Fortin]

On 2009-07-20 23:51:42 -0400, "Robert Jacques" <sandford at jhu.edu> said:

> Well /* */ are excellent for toggling code sections. I tend to use  
> constructs such as // */ or  //* or /*/ which allows me to turn on of 
> off  blocks with often a single key stroke. Using /+ +/ means I have to 
> Add  /++/ and remove /++/ each time I want to activate or deactivate a 
> code  block.

I'd say that this is a much better way for activating/deactivating code 
by from a single point in your file:

	version = NewStuff; // comment this out to do old stuff instead.
	
	version (NewStuff) {
		...
	} else {
		...
	}


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