From: Phlip <phlip_cpp@...>
Date: 2005-04-28T09:09:29+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Comments Are More Important Than Code

Tim Hunter wrote:

> Even if this is not directly about Ruby, both Jeff Raskin and the
> subject have come up before on this n.g. so I believe it's not
> altogether off-topic...
>
> Comments Are More Important Than Code
>
> http://acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=290

I have reported this heretic to the Agile Authorities.

The standard reply is "show me some code [and its tests] that you think need
a comment."

You typically find something to refactor long before you even get to the
comment...

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