May 07, 2004

Other people's code

Other people never comment their code enough,
as if they think that time can pass and
they'll still comprehend
what they wrote
in a language not their own.
Everyone knows
the logic, so crystalline on Monday,
is muddied by Thursday
merely from time
and other distractions: writing
the rest of the code and
keeping the schematics
up to date.

(Don't forget the flow chart either. The flow chart
is very important.)

"What is this variable for? Why
does this function need it at all?"

Other people don't want you
to ask.
But it's the only way
to find the bugs.

100 words | May 7, 2004 09:02 PM | Lost in translation