[STYLE] {{ and }} for commenting out code

Pietro Monteiro pietro.gcc@sociotechnical.xyz
Sun Jan 18 15:40:39 GMT 2026


On Sat, Jan 17, 2026, at 10:46 AM, Jose E. Marchesi wrote:
> I added the following to the WIP style guide.
> Objections?
>
>
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> Use `{{' and `}}' delimiters for commenting out code.  Remember
> comments in modern Algol 68 aren nestable.

No objections just a comment that comments *are* nestable :)

pietro


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