• Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca
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    15 hours ago

    My professor once asked me about a comment that said "// This is awful and you should feel awful, change this before handing it in. " I had no excuse, I just told him time makes fools of us all.

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      15 hours ago

      I had no excuse, I just told him time makes fools of us all.

      For that quip, they should’ve just christened you a developer and handed over your diploma right there.

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      14 hours ago

      Should always slap a TODO on the front. IDEs like Jetbrain will catch those for you, so you can willfully ignore them next time(s).

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      15 hours ago

      This is the difference between academia and actual experience. Senior engineer wouldn’t bat an eye for such comment

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        14 hours ago

        That’s basically what I was told. It worked, I explained the algorithm I was having trouble with, and that I just ran out of time. He didn’t deduct any marks or anything, he just said I should make an effort to make comments less self-deprecating.

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          11 hours ago

          I should make an effort to make comments less self-deprecating.

          Weird, that’s what my therapist keeps telling me too. j/k, I can’t afford it or be bothered to go