[swift-evolution] [swift-evolution-announce] [Review] SE-0037 Clarify interaction between comments & operators

[davesweeris at mac.com]

Yeah, I use them for stuff like that a lot, or if my comments are more, um, “paragraphical" in nature (I can be somewhat long-winded at times).
> On Mar 11, 2016, at 1:29 PM, Jordan Rose <jordan_rose at apple.com> wrote:
> 
> I can't agree that /*…*/ comments are useless. The examples in the proposal aren't things I would write, but I can certainly think of other places I use them.
> 
> if foo > 0 {
> } else if foo < 0 {
> } else /* foo == 0 */ {
> }
> 
> // We can't use SpecificType here because of XXX.
> let foo: protocol<OtherType/*, SpecificType*/> = bar()
> 
> …and then given that we have /**/ comments in the language, we should define their behavior even in places you and I personally don't intend to write them.
> 
> Jordan

- Dave Sweeris
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