As an experienced software engineer, I’ve developed an axiom that I never trust code written by a developer that can’t even spell his/her comments correctly. I mean, if he/she has mistakes in his/her comments, why should I not expect the same for his/her code? Sure the compiler will catch most mistakes, but what if he/she misspelled the intended function name and the resultant misspelling is a valid function name. The same goes for variables. Essentially, software development is 100% about paying attention to details. If the developer can’t get the comments right, it makes me wonder, “what else is not right?” As I eluded to in the opening, experience has proven this out, as 9 times out of 10, when I have audited code with misspelled comments, the developers have turned out to be pretty lousy. [Read more →]
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