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Re:GitHub LSP for Markdown links to issues, users and repos
on Sunday March 10, 2024 @05:35PM (#39662705)
This project is finally at a point where it makes me more productive writing our in-house documentation using GitHub Pages. I think it may help you too!
I hope you like it and contribute to it with issues or PRs.
Time to make up for my lost time making the LSP, by using the LSP :)
Re:Chocolatey Kickstarter – Help get Chocolatey to the next level
on Friday November 07, 2014 @04:16PM (#8574656)
This is what the windows developer community needs!
Re:The //* /*/ //*/ comment toggle trick
on Monday April 29, 2013 @11:34AM (#5626815)
* not all languages have macros
* you don't use test frameworks for enabling and disabling code inline while you're developing
Please read the protip, understand my intention (keyword TRICK) and have a delightful cup of coffee. You've earned it.
Re:The //* /*/ //*/ comment toggle trick
on Monday April 29, 2013 @11:31AM (#5626800)
This is exactly what this trick can be used for. Thank you for voicing your opinion. Happy coding!
Re:The //* /*/ //*/ comment toggle trick
on Monday April 29, 2013 @11:30AM (#5626790)
This is not an attempt at branching, this is a trick.
The protip is not to use the trick, but to know about it. Read the tip, try to understand the intention - then criticize. Thank you kind sir.l
Re:The //* /*/ //*/ comment toggle trick
on Monday April 29, 2013 @11:27AM (#5626775)
You're the one not knowing how to read and comprehend. This is a trick, I hope you learn some some day. My god this is tiring...
Re:The //* /*/ //*/ comment toggle trick
on Monday April 29, 2013 @11:18AM (#5626692)
"I'd appreciate if you'd have this discussion on Coderwall. That way I could 'defend' the post where it's due.
However though, please read https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5626456 and summary is:
It is a trick, not a silver bullet. It prevents code from being compiled to the binary, in a portable - yet hacky - way."
Re:The //* /*/ //*/ comment toggle trick
on Monday April 29, 2013 @11:14AM (#5626667)
Run that with vanilla JavaScript, Java, SQL or anything but C/C++ [this is the premise of the protip] and I'll bake you a cake! (One that's not a lie;) Nothing that's discussed here does the same thing, though I completely agree there is a lot of better techniques for various tasks, nothing is functionally the same as the trick. (Why can I not reply the the reply of this post? I'm new here.)
Re:The //* /*/ //*/ comment toggle trick
on Monday April 29, 2013 @11:02AM (#5626563)
I'd appreciate if you'd have this discussion on Coderwall. That way I could 'defend' the post where it's due.
However though, please read https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5626456 and summary is:
It is a trick, not a silver bullet. It prevents code from being compiled to the binary, in a portable - yet hacky - way.
Re:The //* /*/ //*/ comment toggle trick
on Monday April 29, 2013 @10:48AM (#5626456)
I understand the criticism, it's not supposed to be _the_ way to toggle code in and out.
It's a TRICK, and that's all it will ever be.
However, it is the only way I know of that is not language specific for a particular dialect of C (#ifdef) that enables code to _not_ become a part of the compiled binary, or in JS terms - not available from the runtime.
Best regards -OP