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Many syntax highlight themes seem to hide comments in code by decreasing their contrast. I'm strongly against that so for me the author lost credibility when I
by Pirate-of-SV 11y ago
Many syntax highlight themes seem to hide comments in code by decreasing their contrast. I'm strongly against that so for me the author lost credibility when I saw that's more or less only what his theme do.
- dumbguy 11y agoComments lie, frequently. The only time I need to look a comments is when someone has done a poor job of naming things. The comments may explain intent, but they do not explain what it's doing. Never question someone's credibility because their preference differs from yours. It'll make people question your credibility.
- Cthulhu_ 11y agoI've wondered about that too. Low contrast / dimmed comments are basically saying "I spent time writing this, but it's not important, disregard". I'm sure it's part of the reason why comments are often not updated - they just don't stand out / draw attention to themselves. Of course, legible code is more important in most cases.
- mchahn 11y ago> Low contrast / dimmed comments are basically saying "I spent time writing this, but it's not important, disregard". One could make the opposite argument that comments are the important part and you only need to read code when diving in. This would be sort of a literate coding. I'm torn between making comments dimmer or brighter.
- regularfry 11y agoThat does depend where you sit on the spectrum between wanting ubiquitous commenting and believing that comments are themselves a smell.
- GavinMcG 11y agoWhy does the author having different preferences have anything to do with his credibility?