My professor once asked me about a comment that said "// This is awful and you should feel awful, change this before handing it in. "
I had no excuse, I just told him time makes fools of us all.
That’s basically what I was told. It worked, I explained the algorithm I was having trouble with, and that I just ran out of time.
He didn’t deduct any marks or anything, he just said I should make an effort to make comments less self-deprecating.
My professor once asked me about a comment that said "// This is awful and you should feel awful, change this before handing it in. " I had no excuse, I just told him time makes fools of us all.
For that quip, they should’ve just christened you a developer and handed over your diploma right there.
Should always slap a TODO on the front. IDEs like Jetbrain will catch those for you, so you can willfully ignore them next time(s).
This is the difference between academia and actual experience. Senior engineer wouldn’t bat an eye for such comment
That’s basically what I was told. It worked, I explained the algorithm I was having trouble with, and that I just ran out of time. He didn’t deduct any marks or anything, he just said I should make an effort to make comments less self-deprecating.
Weird, that’s what my therapist keeps telling me too. j/k, I can’t afford it or be bothered to go