multi-line REM ?

[keeling]

I know this is blasphemy but… what’s wrong with adding a few types of comments including (and here is where the stakes will start to burn) /* and */.

I am a HUGE fan of BASIC. IMHO it is the best language for what I do. I can code in C, C++, ForTran, Pascal, JAVA, IDL, etc., etc., etc. but I only use those if I have too. I LOVE BASIC!

Now having said that, I like the // and /* */ form of comments. No I’m not one who would wish to turn FB into C, I just like that style.

Why not have several comment commands? We already have two, why not 3, or 4, or 8? Or perhaps the IDE creators could add a feature that allows you to use whatever you want and then change it to a collection of apostrophes.

If you are going to add keywords, may I suggest that we keep it in a BASIC like manner? The idea of keeping the same form as TYPE and ENUM is attractive. I.e.

Code:

COMMENT
     PRINT “You won’t see this”
END COMMENT

Seems to keep the feel of BASIC yet remains structured and ‘modern’.

<opinion>REM always sucked, so why bring it back into a new light?< /opinion>

Here’s my two cents… don’t spend it all in one place.