[thelist] Do comments cause hit on system?

[Wayne]

Don't HTML comments force the HTML to be downloaded in blocks from the server? Not sure if this has a negative effect on server resources or not, but my guess is that it could. I was taught to use only ASP commenting but I must admit that I dont stick to that.


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Subject: RE: [thelist] Do comments cause hit on system?


Jay

> [snip]
> I work in an organization where Web sites are developed by a team that
> is 
> geographically distant. This increases the importance of commenting
> code, 
> HTML, CSS, PHP. Does commenting cause a hit in the browser or on the 
> server?  Specifically, does the browser or server need to 
> 'think' about 
> comments?
> [/snip]
> 
> Typically, no. Comments Are Good [TM]

Comments can certainly be of benefit; a caveat being that since HTML
comments are accessible to everyone, one should take care with the
information that's included in source code. Information about the
organisation, employee's names, file structures, system architecture etc.
should be avoided.

Example: If developers are distributed geographically then people on the
other end of the phone are less likely to know them well. Consider this
comment:

<!-- The following added by Chris Marsh on 31/12/2005 -->

This may be of use to other developers, but it's also excellent for
engineers of the social persuasion.

1) Name: Chris Marsh
2) Job: Web developer
3) Date definitely employed at organisation: 31/12/2005
4) Nationality: Not US
5) Website worked on: www.example.com

Regards

Chris Marsh

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