• @deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
    7•1 year ago

    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    No, a code comment isn’t good enough, it’s out of date after the next commit.

    • DontTakeMySky
      0•1 year ago

      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