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minus-squareArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoLmao me commenting my 14 line bash script, comments almost as long as the script itself. I have a habit of forgetting “why’d I put this there” and at least with my scripts I can leave myself a note for future me.
minus-squareharuki@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWell, bash scripts are infamous for being arcane so commenting abundantly is better than nothing.
minus-squarenuez_jr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe highest comment-to-code ratio I ever wrote was a CMD script that had to combine three different escaping conventions. It was a good day when I got to throw that one away.
minus-squarecoloredgrayscale@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAdding the fourth, ultimate escape to it.
Lmao me commenting my 14 line bash script, comments almost as long as the script itself.
I have a habit of forgetting “why’d I put this there” and at least with my scripts I can leave myself a note for future me.
Well, bash scripts are infamous for being arcane so commenting abundantly is better than nothing.
The highest comment-to-code ratio I ever wrote was a CMD script that had to combine three different escaping conventions.
It was a good day when I got to throw that one away.
Adding the fourth, ultimate escape to it.