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melbolt · Jun 6th, 2006, 12:44 PM

I only comment stuff that I might come back later and be like "now what the hell was I doing here?".

I don't see the point in commenting variable declarations in most cases and stuff like that that is common sense.

UnKnown X · Jun 6th, 2006, 1:49 PM

I rarely comment the code itself, but I tend to explain what functions do and write huge lines that explain where in the code I am so I'll find it quickly later instead.

Python example:

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# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# ------ IMPORTS ------------------------

import foo
import bar


# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
# ------ ENCRYPT ------------------------
# ---- Encrypts text, etc. --------------

def encrypt(blah):
    # blah

Soulstorm · Jun 7th, 2006, 1:47 AM

The amount of comments I put is defined by who is going to see the source code. If that's only me, then I only put comments on every function. Just a single line to show what the function does.

If it's someone else, when I write the program, I write the same amount of comments as described before, but when I finish the program, I put more extensive comments afterwards.

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Jun 6th, 2006, 12:44 PM	#41
melbolt Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA, USA Posts: 242 Rep Power: 4	I only comment stuff that I might come back later and be like "now what the hell was I doing here?". I don't see the point in commenting variable declarations in most cases and stuff like that that is common sense. __________________ I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. -Mark Twain- Xbox live gamertag: melbolt

Jun 6th, 2006, 1:49 PM	#42
UnKnown X Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sandvika, Norway Posts: 114 Rep Power: 0	I rarely comment the code itself, but I tend to explain what functions do and write huge lines that explain where in the code I am so I'll find it quickly later instead. Python example: (Toggle Plain Text) # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ------ IMPORTS ------------------------ import foo import bar # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ------ ENCRYPT ------------------------ # ---- Encrypts text, etc. -------------- def encrypt(blah): # blah # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ------ IMPORTS ------------------------ import foo import bar # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ------ ENCRYPT ------------------------ # ---- Encrypts text, etc. -------------- def encrypt(blah): # blah

Jun 7th, 2006, 1:47 AM	#43
Soulstorm Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Menidi, Athens, Greece Posts: 243 Rep Power: 3	The amount of comments I put is defined by who is going to see the source code. If that's only me, then I only put comments on every function. Just a single line to show what the function does. If it's someone else, when I write the program, I write the same amount of comments as described before, but when I finish the program, I put more extensive comments afterwards. __________________ Project::Soulstorm (personal homepage)

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Commenting your code