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I can't disagree, but I still feel that the comment blames the tool instead of the misuse. If you feel explaining "what" in the comments is bad practice, then i
by talmand 14y ago
I can't disagree, but I still feel that the comment blames the tool instead of the misuse. If you feel explaining "what" in the comments is bad practice, then it is the fault of the developer that wrote the "what" instead of the commenting.
Based on responses to my comment on this, I'm beginning to wonder if I need to approach explaining my thinking on this in a different way.
- KirinDave 14y ago> If you feel explaining "what" in the comments is bad practice, then it is the fault of the developer that wrote the "what" instead of the commenting. Do you think misleading comments should stay in place then? I'm confused why this matters.
- talmand 14y agoI don't see how it could be seen I was saying that. I thought I was clearly saying that misleading comments are the fault of the person who wrote them and not the thought of comments in the first place. The original controversial thought was that comments were too annoying to be useful, my reaction was that was blaming the tool instead of the person misusing the tool. To answer your question, a misleading comment should of course be removed or changed. Again, I fail to see how I was suggesting otherwise.