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LAST UPDATED: 2008-06-25

Shortcuts: C C++ Java PHP Python Ruby

C:

/*
C style
multiple line
comment
*/

C++:

// C++ style single line comment

/*
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*/

Java:

// C++ style single line comment

/*
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*/

/**
 * Javadoc comment
 */

PHP:

// C++ style single line comment

# Perl style single line comment

/*
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*/

Python:

# Perl style single line comment

# Below is an encoding comment:
# -*- coding: iso-8859-15 -*-

Ruby:

# Perl style single line comment

=begin
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=end