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| From | Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: The worth of comments |
| Date | Sun, 29 May 2011 14:43:57 +0000 (UTC) |
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On 2011-05-29, Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> wrote: > Ben Finney wrote: > >> You omit the common third possibility: *both* the comment and the code >> are wrong. > > In that case, the correct response is to fix both of them. :-) Only as a last resort. IMO, the best option is to fix the code so it's purpose and operation is obvious from the code, and then delete the comment. -- Grant
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The worth of comments Richard Parker <r.richardparker@comcast.net> - 2011-05-26 11:50 -0700
Re: The worth of comments Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-05-27 11:42 +1000
Re: The worth of comments Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-05-27 13:54 +0000
Re: The worth of comments Irmen de Jong <irmen@-NOSPAM-xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-27 19:05 +0200
Re: The worth of comments Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-05-27 17:53 +0000
Re: The worth of comments Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-28 15:09 +0200
Re: The worth of comments python@bdurham.com - 2011-05-28 09:34 -0400
Re: The worth of comments Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-05-28 09:36 -0400
Re: The worth of comments Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-05-29 00:02 +1000
Re: The worth of comments Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-28 16:05 +0200
Re: The worth of comments Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-05-29 12:47 +1200
Re: The worth of comments Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-05-29 11:41 +1000
Re: The worth of comments Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-05-29 23:05 +1200
Re: The worth of comments Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-05-29 14:43 +0000
Re: The worth of comments Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-05-29 11:39 -0400
Re: The worth of comments Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-29 03:49 +0200
Re: The worth of comments Alister Ware <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2011-05-29 17:26 +0000
Re: The worth of comments Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-05-31 14:47 +0000
Re: The worth of comments Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-05-26 22:08 -0400
Re: The worth of comments Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-05-27 15:13 +1000
Re: The worth of comments Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2011-05-27 09:25 -0400
Re: The worth of comments Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2011-05-27 00:02 -0700
Re: The worth of comments "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy@druid.net> - 2011-05-27 09:29 -0400
RE: The worth of comments "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmchase.com> - 2011-05-27 14:17 -0400
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