Cows Look Like Maps to Programmer [email protected] • 7 months agoBill is a pro grammersh.itjust.worksmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1783
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minus-squaremagic_lobster_partylinkfedilink3•7 months agoI’ve seen it. That’s why I’m opposed to comments unless they really bring value (like explaining the why instead of the what).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•7 months ago I’ve seen it. OK, so let’s hear your story about how misleading comments caused a major (or even a minor) problem.
minus-squaremagic_lobster_partylinkfedilink1•7 months agoOne example was when a method’s documentation said that it would throw a certain exception. Turns out it was actually throwing a different exception (deep into the code), so no wonder why we never captured it in time.
I’ve seen it. That’s why I’m opposed to comments unless they really bring value (like explaining the why instead of the what).
OK, so let’s hear your story about how misleading comments caused a major (or even a minor) problem.
One example was when a method’s documentation said that it would throw a certain exception. Turns out it was actually throwing a different exception (deep into the code), so no wonder why we never captured it in time.