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Re: [LUG] Code comments (was Linux @ University of Plymouth)

 

This is a slightly shorter one, but contains the exact phrase:
http://www.multicians.org/thvv/realprogs.html

Real Programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it
should be hard to understand.

Regards, Ross Bearman



On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 8:40 PM, Ross Bearman <ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Here's what you were looking for: http://www.neurophys.wisc.edu/comp/humor1.html
>
> Reminded me of this: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/real_programmers.png
>
> I always liked this story about a Real Programmer called Mel:
> http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/story-of-mel.html
>
> Regards, Ross Bearman
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 6:53 PM, peter <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I was taught that "real programmers" do not document their code, its is
>> difficult to write so it should be difficult to read:)
>>
>> Many years ago what "real programmers"  did or did not do did the
>> rounds.  It would be great to find it again.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Peter L-J
>>
>>
>>
>>
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