Article:  |
Seven Low-Cost Ways to Improve Legacy Code | |
| Subject: | Removing commented out code | |
| Date: | 2004-05-09 16:59:23 | |
| From: | BrianHanafee | |
| Another reason there's no need for commented code: it is already in the source control system. If a programmer really thinks it's worth saving, a before/after snapshot with appropriate description ought make the old code easy enough to find if it's needed later. You could even leave behind a comment in the current branch like replaces algorithm used in version XX.XX.XX. | ||
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