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From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 00:16:19 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <vB5xP.126521$eNx6.22176@fx14.iad>,
Charlie Gibbs  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
>[snip]
>Here's one of my favourites:
>
>    if((month == 9)             /* Thirty days hath September, */
>    || (month == 4)             /* April, */
>    || (month == 6)             /* June, */
>    || (month == 11))           /* and November. */
>        modays = 30;
>    else if(month != 2)
>        modays = 31;            /* All the rest have thirty-one, */
>    else if((year % 4) != 0)    /* Except for February alone, */
>        modays = 28;            /* Which has but 28 days clear, */
>    else
>        modays = 29;            /* And 29 in each leap year. */

Ha, I really like that.

>Oh, and anyone who modifies code without updating the
>corresponding comments to reflect the change deserves
>some sort of nasty punishment.  Maybe we can make them
>maintain any other programs whose comments have become
>outdated and misleading.

John Ousterhout recently published the contents of a written
"debate" he had with Robert C Martin that went into this at some
length.  With the caveat that I think Martin is a charlatan,
folks here might find it interesting and relevant.

https://github.com/johnousterhout/aposd-vs-clean-code/blob/main/README.md

	- Dan C.