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cpeterso 11 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Chesterton's Fence: A lesson in second order think...

This is a good reminder to add code comments explaining why code is written a particular way. Also helpful is including breadcrumbs in comments and commits to relevant bug reports, docs, or commits.

safetytrick 11 months ago [–]

It's okay to erect a fence that is less than ideal but please explain yourself.

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