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SubjectRe: Fork Bombing Patch
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Paul Jackson wrote:
> Petr wrote:
>> Please do not add comments inside functions.
>
> I find this advice a bit odd. I am not aware of
> any prohibition of comments inside functions.
>
> As with comments outside functions, they should
> serve a worthwhile purpose, of course. One might
> debate whether this particular comment added by
> Anand was sufficiently valuable to be worth
> having.
>
> But I don't agree to a blanket prohibition on
> comments inside functions.

I'm not saying that comments inside functions should be prohibited, but
comments inside functions often lead to over-commenting. There must be a
good reason for adding such a comment. See CodingStyle, chapter 8:
Commenting:

Also, try to avoid putting comments inside a function body.

(Before somebody starts arguing with this one sentence, please also read
the rest of the chapter; it is not long and you'll understand the
author's intention better.)

Kind regards,
Petr Tesarik
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