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From: Tim Streater <timstreater(at)greenbee(dot)net>
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Subject: Re: simpletest vs phpunit vs ...
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In article <kg6ff8$jvi$1(at)news(dot)xmission(dot)com>,
legalize+jeeves(at)mail(dot)xmission(dot)com (Richard) wrote:
> [Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]
>
> The Natural Philosopher <tnp(at)invalid(dot)invalid> spake the secret code
> <kg66k7$b7j$1(at)news(dot)albasani(dot)net> thusly:
>
>> On 21/02/13 21:53, Richard wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> When I looked at it, it felt like COBOL. SOOOOOO much typing.
>>>
>> Don't ever take up coding professionally.
>
> I've been paid to write software for 35 years.
>
>> The rule of 'more lines of comment than code' holds...
>
> IMO, unless you are citing sources for complex scientific computation,
> or algorithms from a referenced source (i.e. "I took this from Knuth,
> Art of Computer Programming, Volume II, pg. 235"), the need for
> comments indicates that your code isn't clear enough to begin with.
That code might be clear now, but wait a few months. Or get the view of
the poor bugger who is now *maintaining* your code.
--
Tim
"That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" -- Bill of Rights 1689
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