A comment on read your own code.

Sometimes when going back to old code I scratch my head at why I did what I did. From this I learned to always cite example code I used as a basis for what I was doing even if the end code deviated radically from the example code. And I have now made it a habit of reading my own code periodically on working programs. I have sometimes had to rewrite working scripts to add better comments and better methods because I have learned to do things better over time.

I think that has been the best in helping me with my code is to never let working code lie.

"No matter where you go, there you are." BB

In reply to Re: Note to Self: Read More Perl by Ninthwave
in thread Note to Self: Read More Perl by webfiend

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