[R] Block comments in R?

Martin Maechler maechler at stat.math.ethz.ch
Thu Oct 5 18:03:22 CEST 2006


>>>>> "Duncan" == Duncan Murdoch <murdoch at stats.uwo.ca>
>>>>>     on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:13:03 -0400 writes:

    Duncan> On 10/5/2006 10:57 AM, Martin Maechler wrote:
    >> 
    >> <##  ....
    >> ...
    >> ##>
    >> 
    >> but I'm not yet fond of the general idea.
    >> Martin

    Duncan> Is that just because you don't need it, or that you see something 
    Duncan> objectionable in it?

The combination: It complicates the S language (slightly) which
I think is "too expensive" given that I don't see the need for
it ("smart editors ...";  if(FALSE) { .. }).

{But my feelings are not very strong here probably mostly
 because I haven't thought very long about it.}

Martin



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