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It's Tess!@alltherobots11/14/2023, 4:48 AM

Misty @dog

Misty @dog11/14/2023, 4:37 AM

Incredible, real code I just ran into:

	// FIXME: Explain this.
	if (duration > 0)
		duration += 5;

The code is 13 years old and the comment is 7 years old. No one ever explained it.

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jae @jkap11/14/2023, 4:41 AM

you think you’re got shit? explain this

It's Tess!@alltherobots11/14/2023, 4:47 AM

my favorite thing about being a programmer is all the weird and concerning comments I've found in code that are super old. I found one once that said "THIS MUST BE FIXED". It was like 5 years old and the code hadn't been changed since then.

andi @mcc11/14/2023, 4:54 AM

Well does it work

Misty @dog11/14/2023, 5:04 AM

So long as you want a duration that's precisely 5 greater, it's great

vyvansula?@funcitonretrun11/15/2023, 4:38 AM

the best way to protect your weird magic code - that works, you know through blood, sweat and tears that it works - from being refactored into brokenness is by adding exactly that kind of comment. // TODO figure out all use cases for this or something. better than "this is not a place of honour"