>>>>> "Bert" == Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de> writes:

Bert> Commment ∉ Literals

Yes, I understand that.

To put the data into a comment means some magic has to happen to parse
source text to get at the value.

To put the data into a literal means I simply call the method to get
the value.

What's the downside of having it as a literal?

I know the downside of having it as a comment: far more mechanism, and thus,
more fragile code and maintenance.

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