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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote:

what the code is doing but not why

/* check for null */
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(something)) { ... }

// Declare variables

#region Private Members
// This should always start at 101 or kittens will die!
int thingy = 101;
#endregion

/* check for null, because if someObj is null, then bad data has been received from DataReceiver */
if (someObj != null) {...}

/* check for null because if someObj is not null, at this point, then something has gone wrong.  Look for errs 132-189*/
if (someObj != null) {...}

/* check for null because if someObj is null, then someSubObj is defective*/
if (someObj != null) {...}

// Declare a variable.
int i;
// Assign the variable.
i = 42;

Sander Rossel wrote:

Currently, I have a coworker who writes comments like: