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Re:“My Code is Self-Documenting” by ng12 on Friday January 27, 2017 @03:53PM (#13502571)
If you update code without updating the comments and it gets past review you have bigger problems than them being misleading. Good comments are dependent on good developers.
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Re:“My Code is Self-Documenting” by sqeaky on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:47PM (#13502987)
Good results of any kind are dependent on good developers.
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Re:“My Code is Self-Documenting” by ng12 on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:53PM (#13503032)
Right, but the point is more that bad developers can ruin any good methodology.
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