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Mar 10, 2008

My Mom Is Not Going To Read This Code

Somehow a lot of software professionals believe that my Mom will read this code. Or at least they want me to document it such that even she could read it. Why don’t they see the problems? [Continue]

Nov 9, 2007

Apologising For Problem While Commenting

I apologise for the confusing error you got while commenting here in last couple of days. I had recently upgraded to WordPress 3.1 2.3.1, and I know, in spite of knowing the best practices, I had hacked into some code to experiment with stuff. So it took me some time to upgrade to the newer version. [Continue]

Jul 26, 2007

Various Forms Of Comments

In other words, comments on articles or posts are not the only way of commenting. Think of the different ways in which a reader can express his/her thoughts on the article or blog post he/she is reading. If I am a reader, I can bookmark the link using one of the social bookmarking tools and write a note as my comment share the link on messaging services like twitter, Jaiku or Pownce with a comment discuss on one of the meme sites like Reddit, Digg, Slashdot or DZone share the link via social networking sites like Facebook or Orkut, either as message on a wall or in a group discuss the topic in a forum dedicated to the topic write on my blog or my tumblelog, which should send the appropriate trackbacks directly comment on the article/post I am reading. [Continue]

Feb 22, 2007

On Comments

Mike Gunderloy and Jeff Langr present their take on commenting in the code. I have seen extremes where some comment every single line of code and others who believe that writing any non-code is a waste of time and effort. Mike has categorized comments that can help you to decide whether you need to comment or not. [Continue]