Cows Look Like Maps to Programmer Humor@programming.dev • 10 months agoBill is a pro grammersh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1803
arrow-up1803imageBill is a pro grammersh.itjust.worksCows Look Like Maps to Programmer Humor@programming.dev • 10 months agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squaremagic_lobster_partylinkfedilink3•10 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@ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 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•10 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.