Oren Eini

aka Ayende Rahien

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Oct 15 2007

Thinking on Code
time to read 1 min | 38 words

I found myself writing this down right now:

Right now, a lot of the code that we write is just that, code. In need decrypting before it can be understood.

It made me laugh in retrospect.

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Jay
15 Oct 2007
08:44 AM
Jay

Hi Ayende,

Just got to visit your Wiki. You have implemented “ScrewTurnWiki” in your site.

Actually I am trying to connect ScrewTurnWiki – code to my SQL Server 2005. I played with Configuration and Database. But could not understand how it works.

You have successfully implemented it. Can you please guide how to connect with SQL Server 2005?

Can you please give some steps to use it?

Great Thanks in Advance,

Jayesh

Ayende Rahien
15 Oct 2007
10:22 AM
Ayende Rahien

Please contact the screwturn wiki guys

Mr_Comments
15 Oct 2007
12:43 PM
Mr_Comments

That's what the commments are for.

Dont DARE make me look at your code and wonder what it's doing when I can simply read the comments and VERIFY it's doing it correctly!

Ayende Rahien
15 Oct 2007
13:44 PM
Ayende Rahien

MR_XYZ,

You have posted several types to my blog recently, always under different MR_Nick.

Your comments have been consistently negative but amusing nonetheless, thank you.

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