Do you often forget to comment your code and find yourself scratching your head years later, trying to figure out what's going on? After a few experiences like that you might be tempted to start ...
As Code Switch worked on problems in its commenting practices, NPR.org as a whole has been experimenting with new approaches. The network uses two outside moderation firms to try to keep comments ...
A few weeks back, my column on the value of comments in code caught a lot of comments itself. To a certain extent, I feel like Dirty Harry in Magnum Force: "I'm afraid you've misjudged me"…but not ...