Comment judiciously, refactor if needed, avoid the 'f' word

My latest article over at Reg Developer:

Comments can be abused as easily as any other tool or technique. You know comments - and, indeed, the project - have become dysfunctional when you start to see gripes and swearing, or flames concerning either the code or the individual who wrote the code.

When the Windows 2000 source was leaked a few years back the code was, to Microsoft's embarrassment, liberally infused with the bitter side swipes and literary headbutts of some deeply frustrated programmers.

Read more at Reg Developer...