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Far worse, they'll comment out no-longer-needed code. We have git! You can get it back anytime you want! Just delete it!
by mabbo 6y ago
Far worse, they'll comment out no-longer-needed code.
We have git! You can get it back anytime you want! Just delete it!
- lessthanseventy 6y agoIf it is deleted instead of commented out I would have to know it used to be there in the first place to track it down in the git history.
- simmerup 6y agoIt quickly becomes so out of date that the commented out code provides no use to the reader anyway.
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- darkwizard42 6y agocommented out code helps any future developer either heed a past warning or learn from a past example. I think there are uses to commenting vs. deleting