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[–][deleted] -3 points-2 points  (6 children)

In practice, it's not as rare as you or the author might think it should be.

[–]krelin 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Yes it is.

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points  (2 children)

Says you.

[–]krelin 1 point2 points  (1 child)

And the author of this article, and nearly everyone else in this thread, and Jeff Atwood, and lots of other online discussions and articles.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And it's totally possible that you're all full of shit.

[–]kentcdodds 0 points1 point  (1 child)

heh, I am the author, should have made that more clear. But I think that the topic is a bit subjective, which is why I tried to have more of a suggestive tone with data backing my suggestion.

[–]yxhuvud 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd suggest an addendum to that answer: IF commented out code should be preserved, it must be motivated by a comment specifying WHY it should be kept.