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From: Tim Hockin <thockin@hockin.org>
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Subject: Re: Coding style - a non-issue
To: pgallen@randomlogic.com (Paul G. Allen)
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 12:56:47 -0800 (PST)
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In-Reply-To: <3C07E967.5A931F41@randomlogic.com> from "Paul G. Allen" at Nov 30, 2001 12:17:43 PM
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> >     Of course, more comments and more descriptive names doesn't harm,
> > but some times they bloat the code...
> > 
> 
> Actually it bloats the source (we all know C++ bloats the resulting code
> ;), but what's wrong with that? At least a person can understand what's
> going on and get to coding, instead of deciphering.

I'd happily download 50 MB kernel tarballs, if the extra 25 MB were
ACCURATE and UP TO DATE comments.
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