Re: comments (Re: Really Quick Guide to Good HTML)

At 6:50a 02/21/96, Gregory J. Woodhouse wrote:

>I frequently add comments to my web pages using the syntax
>
><!-- This is a comment -->
>
>My first few lines are fairly standard giving such information as my name
>and a version number. I'm quite a bit more sparse with my comments in
>HTML than I am in, say, C++. I guess I'm still trying to settle on a good
>commenting style.

Heh, you could always just use your C++ commenting style in a bracket. If I
did so, mine might possibly look like this:

 <!--

 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\
 *          Title: Xxxxxxxxxxxxx                                           *
 *       Full URL: Xxxxxxxxxxxxx                                           *
 *    Description: Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx           *
 *        Remarks: Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx         *
 *          Notes: Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx         *
 *  ---------------------------------------------------------------------  *
 *         Author: Walter Ian Kaye                                         *
 *       Internet: boodlums@genie.com                                      *
 *  Version 1.0.0: 00/00/96 - 00/00/96                                     *
 *  Last Modified: 00/00/96                                                *
 \* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */

 -->

Hmmm... :)

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    Walter Ian Kaye <boo@best.com>     Programmer - Excel, AppleScript,
          Mountain View, CA                         ProTERM, FoxPro, HTML
 http://www.natural-innovations.com/     Musician - Guitarist, Songwriter

Received on Wednesday, 21 February 1996 14:17:22 UTC