From: Jim Freeze <jim@...>
Date: 2005-04-28T10:00:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Comments Are More Important Than Code

* Ryan Leavengood <mrcode@netrox.net> [2005-04-28 09:21:17 +0900]:

> I was not wanting to jump into this thread, but I found Jim's message
> interesting so I will. In a sense you are deflating Dave's argument about

Come on in. The water's fine.

> the pureness of code by using the ambiguity of language, particularly the
> English language. So in a sense you are showing the weakness of
> documentation heavy development. There is so much room for ambiguity in
> language, yet in a huge percentage of cases, code will do what it says it

Yes. Not my direct intent, but that did ocurr to me.

> will. Your "code is lying" examples are so out of the ordinary to be
> considered statistically impossible.

Now you're getting ugly (Lies, D*mn Lies and statistics.)
:)

> simple and small as possible. Plus verbosity is just irritating.

Are you hinting at my previous email?
 ;)

> puts "Hey look at me!"

I don't get it.

-- 
Jim Freeze
Code Red. Code Ruby