Re: Python

c186282 <[email protected]> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:02:24 -0500

Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc,alt.folklore.computers,comp.lang.python
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On 12/17/25 22:28, John Levine wrote:
> According to c186282  <[email protected]>:
>>    Well ... I'll better understand, and be able to mod, my
>>    old programs better than you. I find 'excessive' commenting
>>    anything BUT 'excessive'. I *enjoy* writing out the meaning
>>    and implications of almost every step.
> 
> That's fine as long as it's done with adequate discipline
> 
> 	i += 2;	/* add one more bloofus to i */

   Gotta add a couple of words explaining
   the *context* - WHY you are incrementing
   the var by 2, not one or three. Did a
   recent little app where you needed to inc
   by two ... and the comment explained why.

   Oh, I usually write "i=i+2". It's a bit more
   clear and becomes the same code anyway. +=
   is more a 'C' thing.