[Info-vax] Listeners in VMS Basic, was: Re: Integrity iLO Configuration?

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In article <scan1i$ihg$1 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>On 7/9/2021 2:28 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 7/1/2021 6:29 PM, Craig A. Berry wrote:
>>> On 7/1/21 3:24 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>>> To be such, there is no such thing as too many comments.
>>>
>>> Too many comments is just as bad a code smell as too few. Comments can
>>> easily get out of date and people make mistakes by reading and believing
>>> comments that no longer reflect what actually happens.  Comments should
>>> provide some brief indication of what and why without getting too far
>>> into the how.
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> And other agree:
>>
>> https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/07/05/best-practices-for-writing-code-comments/
>>
>>
>> Arne
>
>Just because some agree, doesn't make them right.
>
>But, Ok, a practical example, tell me, too many comments, not enough 
>comments, what?
>
>;+
>;       Base block must be > 0
>;       # of blocks must be > 0 & < 128
>;       End block must be <= EOF block
>;       Grant lock if caller has exclusive access to the file
>;-
>
>         MOVZWL  #SS$_ABORT,R0           ; Assume failure
>         TSTL    R3                      ; Base block zero?
>         BNEQU   020$                    ; No, continue
>010$:   BRW     RETURN                  ; Yes, return
>020$:   TSTL    R4                      ; Block count zero?
>         BEQLU   010$                    ; Yes, return
>         CMPL    #127,R4                 ; Block count <= 127
>         BLSSU   010$                    ; No, return

Isn't 0 < 127?

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