A new programming approach Mar27 '06
I’ve recently begun a new programming approach, and I find it quite helpful. In order to use this approach, you have to be willing to work in the evenings, as well as the day. But when I say "work in the evenings," I only mean about 30-60 minutes extra, which you can do while you are multi-tasking with other things (watching TV, etc).
Good programmers know how beneficial it is to add comments to your code. This is something that is so crucial, I can clearly see the difference in my own work - whenever I go back to a page that was not heavily commented, I take twice as long to figure out what the hell I did.
However, when I go back to a page that was heavily commented, I can breeze through it.
Although it’s easy to comment your code, sometimes it’s very hard to find time to do so.
So I do all my "commenting" in the evenings, when I can "step back" from it all, and after I’ve had some brief exercise, to get the blood flowing, and the mind relaxed.
During the day, there is hardly a second for me to spend away from whatever script or program I am working on. That’s why it is hard to comment, during the day. There is always a race to get things done, and constant demands and requests from co-workers.
In the evening, I can relax a bit, and reflect on what I’ve done. I can see the "big picture," and commenting is all about the big picture.
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