C Programming Absolute Beginner’s Guide, Third Edition

3. What Does This Do? Clarifying Your Code with Comments

In This Chapter

• Commenting on your code

• Specifying comments

• Using whitespace

• Applying a second style for your comments

Your computer must be able to understand your programs. Because the computer is a dumb machine, you must be careful to spell C commands exactly right and type them in the order you want them executed. However, people also read your programs. You will change your programs often, and if you write programs for a company, the company’s needs will change over time. You must ensure that your programs are understandable to people as well as to computers. Therefore, you should document your programs by explaining what they do.

Commenting on Your Code

Throughout a C program, ...