Comment on Bill is a pro grammer
magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 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).
Comment on Bill is a pro grammer
magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 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).
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 10 months ago
OK, so let’s hear your story about how misleading comments caused a major (or even a minor) problem.
magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 10 months ago
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.