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From: mark_lundquist@my-deja.com
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Subject: Re: Examples in Docs, was Re: Escape Sequences in Strings
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:01:02 GMT
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In article <940f9j$nj2$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  peter_richtmyer@my-deja.com wrote:
> [...]
> Putting examples in documents is
> somewhat similar to putting comments in code. It
> is not necessary, but it sure makes it easier for
> the readers.

Of course you don't mean that comments are unnecessary in program text,
only that they do not affect the function :-)

Cheers,
Mark Lundquist


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