Why is it important to comment throughout your code?

Why is it important to comment throughout your code?

Commenting involves placing Human Readable Descriptions inside of computer programs detailing what the Code is doing. Proper use of commenting can make code maintenance much easier, as well as helping make finding bugs faster. Remember, well documented code is as important as correctly working code.

How often should I comment my code?

You should comment exactly as much as you love your work! If you love your code a lot; go ahead and write your heart out all over the code. If you do not love your code at all, please do not write any comments, no one needs any more from you!

How do I remove commented code?

To comment or remove comments from a block of code:

1. In the C/C++ editor, highlight a section of code to comment or remove comments. For a single line, position your cursor anywhere on that line.
2. Right-click and select Comment or Uncomment.

Is there a problem with commented out code?

However commented out code does not justify its existence. It wont take long before that commented code is out of context, no longer tested, linted, or run, the APIs it was using have changed or been removed, and now it’s just in the way. Again, the main problem is commented code adds confusion with no real benefit.

How to remove comments and tracked changes from a Word document?

Go to the “Comment” section of the Review tab. Click on the arrow under Delete and select Delete All Comments in Document. Now, when you upload your document to Blackboard, it will look normal (see image below) and will have neither comments nor tracked changes in the margin.

Why is commented out code considered a code smell?

I think that one of the reasons that commented out code is considered a code smell is that it indicates either that the programmer who put it there doesn’t understand their source control or that they are not using any. Either of which cast further doubts on a lot of the other things they are doing as well.

How to accept or reject comments on a Word document?

1 Open the Word document. 2 In the menu at the top of the Word document, click the Review tab. 3 Go to the “Changes” section of the Review tab. 4 From here you can do one of two things. (A) Go through all the comments one by one by clicking either the Accept or Reject button. You can navigate