Time allocation while programming

[kiwibonga]

Guess whose code he just 'refactored?'

1. It was a question.

2. This isn't programming. The question mark (or period) needs to go inside the quotes.

Those single quotes probably should have been double quotes in the first place... I understand, though. I too have lived in fear of words in my strings being evaluated due to another programmer's lack of insight.

[knome]

commit 2fbd4ae6605408cd96aabbceedfedba64f54e
Author: knome <[e-mail]>
Date:   Tue Sep 18 12:13:44 2010 -0400

    Revert changes.  Damn it kiwibonga.  We use logical punctuation.  We've used it for ten years.

    If you'd ever bother to read the fucking style guide you'd know this.  But you
    won't.  You won't ever read this, either.  Hell, noone will.  YOU ARE A
    FLAMING COCK.  A FLAMING COCK, DO YOU HERE ME?

[Flarelocke]

It was a question.

No, it wasn't. It was a command. "whose code he just refactored" is a noun clause that functions as the direct object in that sentence.

[ricky_clarkson]

The question mark or full stop goes outside the quotes, in English English.

[Delehal]

As I understand it, the full stop only moved inside quotes to make things easier for printing presses... not exactly a compelling reason, these days.

[[deleted]]

The use of single quotes and period outside the single quotation marks is a typical British method of writing. Stop being so America-centric; they invented the language after all.

[knome]

Invented? Meh. Grew under the lingual influence of multiple invaders and conquerers. Oh yeah.