anders to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoWhen your code works, but you don't know how rytter.meimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1478file-text
arrow-up1478imageWhen your code works, but you don't know how rytter.meanders to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTheHalclinkfedilink17•1 year agoJust make sure to add comments like //Magic, do not touch To make sure no-one accidentally breaks the spell.
minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬linkfedilink11•1 year ago// Do not delete! Yes, it's not used anywhere in the code, but if it is removed // the application crashes and the error code is useless for debugging. let f = 'a';
minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬linkfedilink7•1 year agoI once did const theNumber = 4 in a function (and then took a second, actually random, number and compared it to theNumber). In the comment to the function I actually referenced https://xkcd.com/221/.
minus-square@echo@lemmy.mllinkfedilink5•1 year agoIf you even know which line of random bullshit you changed that made it work, that is
Just make sure to add comments like
To make sure no-one accidentally breaks the spell.
// Do not delete! Yes, it's not used anywhere in the code, but if it is removed // the application crashes and the error code is useless for debugging. let f = 'a';if ( “a” == “a” ) { // i swear i saw this somewhere }
I once did
const theNumber = 4in a function (and then took a second, actually random, number and compared it totheNumber).In the comment to the function I actually referenced https://xkcd.com/221/.
If you even know which line of random bullshit you changed that made it work, that is
//HERE BE DRAGONS