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Following are 13 tips on how to comment your source code so that it is easier to understand and maintain over time. 1. Comment each level Comment each code block, using a uniform approach for each level. For example: For each class, include a brief description, author and date of last modification For each method, include a description of its purpose, functions, parameters and results Adopting comment standards is important...

As any experienced computer programmer knows, there are unwritten laws that govern software development. However there are no penalties for breaking these laws; rather, there is often a reward. Following are 21 Laws of Computer Programming: Any given program, once deployed, is already obsolete.It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.If a program is useful, it will have to be changed.If a program...

“People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn’t they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines. There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters.” As Bill Gates once warned, computers have indeed become our silicon masters, pervading nearly every aspect of our modern lives. As a result, some of the greatest...

CachesCaches are a simple way to improve the performance of an application that reads data from a "slow" source such as files on disk or rows of data from a database table, but may need to re-read the same data multiple times. The idea is simple: instead of discarding the data after using it, keep it in memory so that it doesn't have to be re-read later.For example, a simple way to organize this for files might be to create a...

What is Omegle? It’s a chat room that pairs you randomly with someone else. Both chatters are anonymous, identified only by the handle “Stranger.” You can chat about anything you like. You can share data or talk about the weather. You can make a new friend or frustrate a stranger until he or she chooses to disconnect from the conversation....