multiline comments

[Edward Elliott]

Ben Finney wrote:
> Indeed. Using revision control means never needing to comment out
> blocks of code.

Typing (* and *) on a few line will always be quicker, easier, and less 
confusing than any rcs diffs/restores.  Once you delete the code you can no 
longer see it or add pieces back in without retrieving it from an external 
store.  I'm not saying nested comments solve every problem, just that there 
exists a certain (perhaps small) class of problems they solve particularly 
well.

Personally, I rarely leave code commented out beyond a single coding 
session.  But my particular coding habits aren't relevant here.