> LOL. Loved #2.
>
> And if you delete some of those files on your computer, it won't weigh
> as much. (attribution: Scott Adams)
>
> Robin S.
> ----------------------------------
> "Tim Patrick" <inva***@invalid.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:e3b46976349e8c8e8047f15161a@newsgroups.comcast.net...
>> The Top 10 Misconceptions about Commenting and Style (from The Visual
>> Basic .NET Style Guide)
>>
>> 1. Comments are extraneous since you can always understand the logic
>> by
>> looking at the code.
>> 2. Indenting just wastes disk space.
>> 3. I don't have time to add comments.
>> 4. What does it matter how sloppy the code is? I'm not selling the
>> source
>> code.
>> 5. Adding comments doesn't make the code run any better.
>> 6. Hey man, don't bother me. This is my trademark coding style.
>> 7. I comment every line of code. It makes the program so readable.
>> 8. If there's a bug, I'll be able to fix it. It's not like I'm going
>> to
>> forget what this function does.
>> 9. I'll go back later and add in the comments.
>> 10. It's job security. If others can understand my code, they don't
>> need
>> me.

"Tim Patrick" <inva***@invalid.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:e3b4697634fd8c8e85dedcdc8e6@newsgroups.comcast.net...
>I worked with a lady who wrote to Scott Adams the idea about "smaller font
>sizes taking up less disk space." She got a "thanks for the idea" letter
>back from Adams and a preview copy of the panels for that particular
>Dilbert strip, which she prized.
>
> -----
> Tim Patrick - www.timaki.com
> Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005
>
>> LOL. Loved #2.
>>
>> And if you delete some of those files on your computer, it won't weigh
>> as much. (attribution: Scott Adams)
>>
>> Robin S.
>> ----------------------------------
>> "Tim Patrick" <inva***@invalid.com.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:e3b46976349e8c8e8047f15161a@newsgroups.comcast.net...
>>> The Top 10 Misconceptions about Commenting and Style (from The Visual
>>> Basic .NET Style Guide)
>>>
>>> 1. Comments are extraneous since you can always understand the logic
>>> by
>>> looking at the code.
>>> 2. Indenting just wastes disk space.
>>> 3. I don't have time to add comments.
>>> 4. What does it matter how sloppy the code is? I'm not selling the
>>> source
>>> code.
>>> 5. Adding comments doesn't make the code run any better.
>>> 6. Hey man, don't bother me. This is my trademark coding style.
>>> 7. I comment every line of code. It makes the program so readable.
>>> 8. If there's a bug, I'll be able to fix it. It's not like I'm going
>>> to
>>> forget what this function does.
>>> 9. I'll go back later and add in the comments.
>>> 10. It's job security. If others can understand my code, they don't
>>> need
>>> me.
>
>

"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> schreef in bericht
news:iuadnYtKp5NnYuXYnZ2dnUVZ_tOmnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Wow, that's so cool.
>
> My only Scott-Adams-claim-to-fame is I worked across the street
> from where he worked (Pacific Bell), and in the middle of layoffs
> (at our company), we e-mailed him and asked if we could take him
> to lunch (it was before he was *quite* as popular), and he consented.
> It was cool. He was really nice; signed all our books. :-)
>
> Robin S.
> ------------------------
> "Tim Patrick" <inva***@invalid.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:e3b4697634fd8c8e85dedcdc8e6@newsgroups.comcast.net...
>>I worked with a lady who wrote to Scott Adams the idea about "smaller font
>>sizes taking up less disk space." She got a "thanks for the idea" letter
>>back from Adams and a preview copy of the panels for that particular
>>Dilbert strip, which she prized.
>>
>> -----
>> Tim Patrick - www.timaki.com
>> Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005
>>
>>> LOL. Loved #2.
>>>
>>> And if you delete some of those files on your computer, it won't weigh
>>> as much. (attribution: Scott Adams)
>>>
>>> Robin S.
>>> ----------------------------------
>>> "Tim Patrick" <inva***@invalid.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:e3b46976349e8c8e8047f15161a@newsgroups.comcast.net...
>>>> The Top 10 Misconceptions about Commenting and Style (from The Visual
>>>> Basic .NET Style Guide)
>>>>
>>>> 1. Comments are extraneous since you can always understand the logic
>>>> by
>>>> looking at the code.
>>>> 2. Indenting just wastes disk space.
>>>> 3. I don't have time to add comments.
>>>> 4. What does it matter how sloppy the code is? I'm not selling the
>>>> source
>>>> code.
>>>> 5. Adding comments doesn't make the code run any better.
>>>> 6. Hey man, don't bother me. This is my trademark coding style.
>>>> 7. I comment every line of code. It makes the program so readable.
>>>> 8. If there's a bug, I'll be able to fix it. It's not like I'm going
>>>> to
>>>> forget what this function does.
>>>> 9. I'll go back later and add in the comments.
>>>> 10. It's job security. If others can understand my code, they don't
>>>> need
>>>> me.
>>
>>
>
>

"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message
news:u%23JKIDvGHHA.2464@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Robin,
>
> As you are longer active in these dotNet newsgroup you will (with
> messages) meet more famous writers, I only know one who is not kind.
>
> :-)
>
> Cor
>
> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> schreef in bericht
> news:iuadnYtKp5NnYuXYnZ2dnUVZ_tOmnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Wow, that's so cool.
>>
>> My only Scott-Adams-claim-to-fame is I worked across the street
>> from where he worked (Pacific Bell), and in the middle of layoffs
>> (at our company), we e-mailed him and asked if we could take him
>> to lunch (it was before he was *quite* as popular), and he consented.
>> It was cool. He was really nice; signed all our books. :-)
>>
>> Robin S.
>> ------------------------
>> "Tim Patrick" <inva***@invalid.com.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:e3b4697634fd8c8e85dedcdc8e6@newsgroups.comcast.net...
>>>I worked with a lady who wrote to Scott Adams the idea about "smaller
>>>font sizes taking up less disk space." She got a "thanks for the idea"
>>>letter back from Adams and a preview copy of the panels for that
>>>particular Dilbert strip, which she prized.
>>>
>>> -----
>>> Tim Patrick - www.timaki.com
>>> Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005
>>>
>>>> LOL. Loved #2.
>>>>
>>>> And if you delete some of those files on your computer, it won't weigh
>>>> as much. (attribution: Scott Adams)
>>>>
>>>> Robin S.
>>>> ----------------------------------
>>>> "Tim Patrick" <inva***@invalid.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:e3b46976349e8c8e8047f15161a@newsgroups.comcast.net...
>>>>> The Top 10 Misconceptions about Commenting and Style (from The Visual
>>>>> Basic .NET Style Guide)
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Comments are extraneous since you can always understand the logic
>>>>> by
>>>>> looking at the code.
>>>>> 2. Indenting just wastes disk space.
>>>>> 3. I don't have time to add comments.
>>>>> 4. What does it matter how sloppy the code is? I'm not selling the
>>>>> source
>>>>> code.
>>>>> 5. Adding comments doesn't make the code run any better.
>>>>> 6. Hey man, don't bother me. This is my trademark coding style.
>>>>> 7. I comment every line of code. It makes the program so readable.
>>>>> 8. If there's a bug, I'll be able to fix it. It's not like I'm going
>>>>> to
>>>>> forget what this function does.
>>>>> 9. I'll go back later and add in the comments.
>>>>> 10. It's job security. If others can understand my code, they don't
>>>>> need
>>>>> me.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>