---
title: "Comment Spacing"
tags: ["Readability"]
categories: ["Best Practice"]
---

_Created by Microsoft, Described by waldo_

## Description
Always start comments with // followed by one space character.

## Bad code

```al
RowNo += 1000; //Move way below the budget  
```
      
    
## Good code

```al
RowNo += 1000; // Move way below the budget
```

## [Discussions](https://github.com/microsoft/alguidelines/discussions/categories/bc-best-practices?discussions_q=comment+spacing+category%3A%22BC+Best+Practices%22)

You can find discussions on all "Best Practices" [here](https://github.com/microsoft/alguidelines/discussions/categories/bc-best-practices).

If you don't find the discussion of this guideline, please feel free to create a new one with the same title as this article.