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Re:Cognitive loads in programming by rags2riches on Thursday September 01, 2022 @01:05AM (#32672223)
I write the @next comment not as a proper comment, but as straight up text, guaranteed to give me a syntax error the next time I compile. No need to remember to search for anything!
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Re:Cognitive loads in programming by keyle on Thursday September 01, 2022 @11:11PM (#32686160)
I do that as well!

Or this

   Line of code <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
With pointing, which breaks it.

@next is a nice way to formalise a break though.

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