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05/20/10 09:22
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#176057 - the dubious value of comments
Responding to: ???'s previous message
... they are not subject to any scrutiny of the compiler as the code is, so they may lie.
  a := 1;  {clear variable a}

 

is perfectly valid and compiles cleanly. There's nothing which would prevent the programmer to be malicious (even if not knowingly).

JW


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TopicAuthorDate
When comments go wrong            01/01/70 00:00      
   Always document what the code is doing or the weather            01/01/70 00:00      
      do you have some examples of that?            01/01/70 00:00      
         I've never seen anything like that ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Do it like a pro. ;)            01/01/70 00:00      
   the dubious value of comments            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: not subject to any scrutiny of the compiler            01/01/70 00:00      
         limited vocabulary            01/01/70 00:00      
      dubious            01/01/70 00:00      
   Please remove baby from bathwater before disposal!            01/01/70 00:00      
      Good selection of symbol names helps a lot            01/01/70 00:00      
         variable/function names can be misleading too            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: the word Andy will be so kind to supply...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Well            01/01/70 00:00      
      Dodgy premise            01/01/70 00:00      
         That's no fun.            01/01/70 00:00      

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