On 16 Jan 2017, at 15:28, Amir Michail via swift-evolution <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > > Why not replace all Swift comments by end notes at the end of each source > file so as to minimize the impact of misleading/outdated comments on code > comprehension?
A strong -1 from me. Moving comments aside from the place where the code is defined is going to maximise outdated comments, not minimise it. > You don’t necessarily need to scroll to the end of the source file to read a > referenced end note in the code since the IDE could show a popup whenever the > mouse pointer lingers over an end note reference (e.g., a number/label). > > Maybe this would encourage programmers to write more self-explanatory code > while keeping (end note) comments to a minimum? This proposal would certainly discourage having accurate comments. Alex _______________________________________________ swift-evolution mailing list swift-evolution@swift.org https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
