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IDE suggestion

What about a sort of hyperlink feature where one can add visual source code
comments in addition to just typing in comments. For example, when working
on a subroutine that does some tricky geometry, I would sketch up (by hand
then scan or using a graphics app) the visual details being programmed.
These may include dimensioning used as local variables etc... In other
cases, one could add a hyperlink to other files/docs for further. Why do we
have to limit ourselves to simple text when commenting difficult aspects of
our source code details?

This approach would be more convenient then having to file away the details
on paper...away from your source code. Ideally the VS.Net would provide
such a feature. I have yet to try out my VS.Net beta 1 but did note some
possibly useful additions such as Do lists etc.. (of course, whether or not
they are implemented well remains to be seen:-). Comments.

-Ara
[972 byte] By [Ara Ashikian] at [2007-11-10 11:46:22]
# 1 Re: IDE suggestion
Ara,

>In other
>cases, one could add a hyperlink to other files/docs for further. Why do we
>have to limit ourselves to simple text when commenting difficult aspects of
>our source code details?

You don't. VS.NET recognises URLs in you source code comments, and
they'll open up in a browser window when clicked.

Matt

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Mattias Sjgren at 2007-11-11 22:23:08 >
# 2 Re: IDE suggestion
That's good to hear. Is there any way to this in VB6 via a 3rd party
add-on?

-Ara
Ara Ashikian at 2007-11-11 22:24:14 >