Nested Comments in PHP: A Developer's Dilemma

As an open-source enthusiast and indie developer, I’ve encountered my fair share of programming quirks. Today, let’s dive into a peculiar issue in PHP that’s been a thorn in many developers’ sides: nested comments. The Nested Comments Conundrum Picture this: you’re working on a PHP project, and you decide to comment out a section of code that includes an external file. Simple enough, right? You wrap it in /* */ and call it a day. But wait! The moment that included file contains its own comments, all hell breaks loose. ...

August 2, 2010 · 2 min · 383 words · Dipankar Sarkar