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What's more important - easily understandable code or good comments?   [Edit]

Survey period: 1 Sep 2003 to 7 Sep 2003

You would hope to get both, but given a choice, which would you take?

OptionVotes% 
Easily understandable code69066.60
Good comments34633.40



 
GeneralRe: Comments assume... Pin
Marc Clifton4-Sep-03 3:35
mvaMarc Clifton4-Sep-03 3:35 
GeneralRe: Comments assume... Pin
Gary Wheeler4-Sep-03 4:09
Gary Wheeler4-Sep-03 4:09 
GeneralRe: Comments assume... Pin
ColinDavies4-Sep-03 0:55
ColinDavies4-Sep-03 0:55 
GeneralRe: Comments assume... Pin
Paul Oss4-Sep-03 11:56
Paul Oss4-Sep-03 11:56 
GeneralA comment is only... Pin
Steffen Büchner3-Sep-03 1:52
Steffen Büchner3-Sep-03 1:52 
GeneralRe: A comment is only... Pin
ColinDavies3-Sep-03 10:22
ColinDavies3-Sep-03 10:22 
GeneralRe: A comment is only... Pin
Steffen Büchner3-Sep-03 20:11
Steffen Büchner3-Sep-03 20:11 
GeneralNeither Pin
ColinDavies2-Sep-03 21:46
ColinDavies2-Sep-03 21:46 
Comments are a waste of time.
Future developers will either understnad it or not.
If they can't understand it without comments, then that's actually good, because you don't wan't some 3rd rate hack messing with your masterpiece.

Understandable code, is subjective.
Understandable to who, and for what purpose.

What really matters is it can build without problems, then it can run without BSODs.

Too much emphasis is place on this stupid unstandability notions.
What really nmatters is if the creator can keep the whole train of thought as he/she types away.

Having to add comments etc, is only going to ruin productivity.


Regardz
Colin J Davies


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GeneralRe: Neither Pin
Paul Watson2-Sep-03 22:12
sitebuilderPaul Watson2-Sep-03 22:12 
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ColinDavies2-Sep-03 22:37
ColinDavies2-Sep-03 22:37 
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Paul Watson2-Sep-03 23:31
sitebuilderPaul Watson2-Sep-03 23:31 
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ColinDavies3-Sep-03 10:32
ColinDavies3-Sep-03 10:32 
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Paul Watson3-Sep-03 20:35
sitebuilderPaul Watson3-Sep-03 20:35 
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ColinDavies3-Sep-03 21:17
ColinDavies3-Sep-03 21:17 
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FruitBatInShades3-Sep-03 23:56
FruitBatInShades3-Sep-03 23:56 
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ColinDavies4-Sep-03 0:50
ColinDavies4-Sep-03 0:50 
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FruitBatInShades4-Sep-03 1:06
FruitBatInShades4-Sep-03 1:06 
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ColinDavies4-Sep-03 1:33
ColinDavies4-Sep-03 1:33 
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Paul Oss4-Sep-03 12:22
Paul Oss4-Sep-03 12:22 
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ColinDavies4-Sep-03 17:26
ColinDavies4-Sep-03 17:26 
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Paul Oss4-Sep-03 20:43
Paul Oss4-Sep-03 20:43 
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Renault the Duck5-Sep-03 17:30
Renault the Duck5-Sep-03 17:30 
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Paul Oss5-Sep-03 20:19
Paul Oss5-Sep-03 20:19 
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Jim A. Johnson3-Sep-03 8:18
Jim A. Johnson3-Sep-03 8:18 
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ColinDavies3-Sep-03 10:13
ColinDavies3-Sep-03 10:13 

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