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Putting this into context, in the 1980s and 1990s, though source version control existed, most source was downloaded via FTP and built directly, these source fi
by codezero 11y ago
Putting this into context, in the 1980s and 1990s, though source version control existed, most source was downloaded via FTP and built directly, these source files didn't necessarily contain historic revision information, so keeping the commented line there passes along the context when version control is not present.
- aaronbrethorst 11y agoPer the article, the comment wasn't added until 2001.
- btilly 11y agoNot exactly. Per the article, the comment in the comment was added in 2001 when the comment was recreated after someone else deleted it. The original commented out version predates the first public release back in the mid-80s.
- philh 11y agoThat's the comment saying why not to remove the commented-out code. The commented-out code itself was presumably there in 1985.