Re: Programming interminable comments
The joys of statement terminators
There is no joy to compare with JavaScript automatic semicolon insertion. It's a "feature" created for script kiddies too stupid or lazy to terminate their statements. It almost never causes bugs*, but when it does, it will take hours to find.
*the classic bug is where you have "return<newline><somethingVerboseLikeAnObjectLiteral>;<newline>". It will return after the first newline. In the absence of proper function signatures, this will only be manifest if the calling code fails in consequence of the undefined value returned.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
