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minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-211 months agoP1000x this. I can read a diff. I need to know why. No, a code comment isn’t good enough, it’s out of date after the next commit.
minus-squareDontTakeMySky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoCode comments for "why"s that persist. Commits for why’s that are temporary. If you need to run X before Y, add a comment. If you added X before why because it was easier, leave it in a commit
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months ago If you need to run X before Y… Add a test that asserts that.
P1000x this.
I can read a diff.
I need to know why.
No, a code comment isn’t good enough, it’s out of date after the next commit.
Code comments for "why"s that persist. Commits for why’s that are temporary.
If you need to run X before Y, add a comment. If you added X before why because it was easier, leave it in a commit
Add a test that asserts that.