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And that’s how code comments work
@cypnk The intention is for this door to be blue.
FTFY
Comments tell you why, or what, occasionally (if the code is tricky) how.
@cypnk @dredmorbius and in fact the original example is a beautifully apt example of the bitter, tear-stained reality of how code comments work in practice, needing no correction whatever.
@cypnk As a programmer myself, I've seen plenty of programmers who fail to understand or appreciate how comments work.
You just explained how programmers work to a programmer & programmer-manager.
@dredmorbius Um... You just explained how comments work to a programmer