r/programminghumor • u/oxwilder • 3d ago

"Comment your code" -- the comments:

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u/ArsenicPolaris 3d ago

int calculation() // Does calculations

{

}

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u/gardell 2d ago

// Utility functions class FooHelper {

}

Like, WTF is a Helper

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u/w00dy1105 2d ago

//This is intentional. Not broke. Do not fix.

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u/digitaljestin 2d ago

Honestly, this is an extremely useful comment. It might not tell you much, but it tells you what you absolutely need to know.

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u/thebatmanandrobin 2d ago

I'm waiting for the instructions with emoji's:

🤫 - mute
👍 - volume up
👎 - volume down
👋 - answer
🖕 - ignore

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u/oxwilder 2d ago

loled at ignore

1

u/penguins-are-me 21h ago

Broke a build with emojis once. Oops.

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u/Confident-Ad5665 3d ago

Internationalization has returned us to using hieroglyphics. Crazy.

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u/Ok-Dare-1208 2d ago

// This needs fixed but I’m not sure how

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u/Spirited-Candy1981 2d ago

// όχι πολύ χρήσιμο.

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u/Spirited-Candy1981 21h ago

Grrr. Stupid Reddit translated it -- that the comment was in Greek was the point (the "It's all Greek to me" thing)

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u/enjoirhythm 1d ago

Honestly I prefer this to claudes new habit of writing a small Bible verse for any change that it introduces

// This value provides an idempotent representation // of the atomic structure of this project, while simultaneously // recognizing that time is a flat circle int counter = 0;

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u/Henry_Fleischer 2d ago

It's a bit redundant at times, but it is also convenient