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Re: Re: Help with my Coding Style - another chance to critique

by belg4mit (Prior)
on Jul 02, 2002 at 17:57 UTC ( [id://178930]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Help with my Coding Style - another chance to critique
in thread Help with my Coding Style - another chance to critique

These are not prerequisites for good programs, this code is quite self-explanatory without them. This is my own reaction of course, from someone who comments very little. To each is own.

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Re: Re: Re: Help with my Coding Style - another chance to critique
by samtregar (Abbot) on Jul 02, 2002 at 19:27 UTC
    No code is self-explantaory! Code only says "how." Good code can also explain "what." It is generally impossible for code, no matter how good, to properly document "why." The "why" of a program is crucial to maintainability, which is a critical property of good programs. A good program that is hard for others to maintain isn't really very good given time.

    -sam

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