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What's more important - easily understandable code or good comments?   [Edit]

Survey period: 1 Sep 2003 to 7 Sep 2003

You would hope to get both, but given a choice, which would you take?

OptionVotes% 
Easily understandable code69066.60
Good comments34633.40



 
GeneralRe: Whitespace Pin
Marc Clifton4-Sep-03 2:57
mvaMarc Clifton4-Sep-03 2:57 
GeneralRe: Whitespace Pin
Atlantys5-Sep-03 13:36
Atlantys5-Sep-03 13:36 
GeneralGood Comments are mostly useless unless ur a beginner. Pin
Snyp2-Sep-03 11:48
Snyp2-Sep-03 11:48 
GeneralRe: Good Comments are mostly useless unless ur a beginner. Pin
Navin2-Sep-03 13:45
Navin2-Sep-03 13:45 
GeneralRe: Good Comments are mostly useless unless ur a beginner. Pin
Snyp2-Sep-03 13:59
Snyp2-Sep-03 13:59 
GeneralYou would hope to get both... Pin
Tomas Petricek2-Sep-03 10:38
Tomas Petricek2-Sep-03 10:38 
GeneralRe: You would hope to get both... Pin
Navin2-Sep-03 13:44
Navin2-Sep-03 13:44 
GeneralRe: You would hope to get both... Pin
Jim A. Johnson3-Sep-03 8:21
Jim A. Johnson3-Sep-03 8:21 
That's the problem with surveys like this. "Which would you rather lose.. your right hand or your left?"

Good code is written to be understandable, and is well commented.
GeneralDan Saks, Sec'ty of the ANSI/ICO C++ committee, on comments Pin
Gary Wheeler2-Sep-03 6:02
Gary Wheeler2-Sep-03 6:02 
GeneralRe: Dan Saks, Sec'ty of the ANSI/ICO C++ committee, on comments Pin
leppie2-Sep-03 7:16
leppie2-Sep-03 7:16 
GeneralRe: Dan Saks, Sec'ty of the ANSI/ICO C++ committee, on comments Pin
Navin2-Sep-03 9:06
Navin2-Sep-03 9:06 
GeneralRe: Dan Saks, Sec'ty of the ANSI/ICO C++ committee, on comments Pin
Navin2-Sep-03 9:05
Navin2-Sep-03 9:05 
GeneralRe: Dan Saks, Sec'ty of the ANSI/ICO C++ committee, on comments Pin
Gary Wheeler2-Sep-03 9:17
Gary Wheeler2-Sep-03 9:17 
GeneralDocumentation is like sex... Pin
Steven J. Ackerman2-Sep-03 5:14
Steven J. Ackerman2-Sep-03 5:14 
GeneralRe: Documentation is like sex... Pin
Gary Wheeler2-Sep-03 6:27
Gary Wheeler2-Sep-03 6:27 
GeneralDepends on the code you're writing. Pin
Navin2-Sep-03 4:55
Navin2-Sep-03 4:55 
GeneralBad Language Pin
Gavin Greig2-Sep-03 3:42
Gavin Greig2-Sep-03 3:42 
GeneralRe: Bad Language Pin
Navin2-Sep-03 5:35
Navin2-Sep-03 5:35 
GeneralRe: Bad Language Pin
ColinDavies2-Sep-03 22:42
ColinDavies2-Sep-03 22:42 
GeneralRe: Bad Language Pin
Gavin Greig2-Sep-03 23:07
Gavin Greig2-Sep-03 23:07 
GeneralThis code sure is legible eh? Pin
Nish Nishant1-Sep-03 19:06
sitebuilderNish Nishant1-Sep-03 19:06 
GeneralRe: This code sure is legible eh? Pin
Matt Newman2-Sep-03 2:34
Matt Newman2-Sep-03 2:34 
GeneralRe: This code sure is legible eh? Pin
Navin2-Sep-03 5:36
Navin2-Sep-03 5:36 
GeneralRe: This code sure is legible eh? Pin
Taka Muraoka2-Sep-03 7:33
Taka Muraoka2-Sep-03 7:33 
GeneralRe: This code sure is legible eh? Pin
Gary Wheeler2-Sep-03 5:52
Gary Wheeler2-Sep-03 5:52 

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