The 2nd Monitor

Malachi

4:00 PM

@SirPython --> not a good place to discuss something like this, I see the Meta Post, let's keep it there

@Malachi Please read this here. — SirPython 14 mins ago

I see that the question title was updated and I removed my comment.

I will change my auto comment script as well, because I think you have a point

SirPython

@Malachi Of course. I had no intent of continuing the conversation there. I recently posted that meta, and I went around looking for those comments so the people who use them can give feedback.

Malachi

cool. it might be better to ping them here, OPs are like programmers, they get scared easily.

don't tap the glass

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Simon André Forsberg

@Malachi in what way was the original title, "Node.js action controller code" bad?

Malachi

@SimonAndréForsberg I am guessing that I commented after the first edit

SirPython

@SimonAndréForsberg Read the second edit.

The OP changed their title.

skiwi

4:06 PM

@Malachi Hah, and when you would come into our office, (exaggerated) there might be hardcore playing

Malachi

lol

Techno

Simon André Forsberg

@Malachi your comment was posted: Malachi Jul 14 at 13:33, i.e. 10 minutes after the question was posted. The question was then edited Jul 14 at 15:37

the second title was worse than the first one IMO. Then @Jamal came and improved the title significantly, to make it better than both the first and the second.

Ismael Miguel

Greetings

Malachi

we want titles that help us end up on search results. that is why I commented

Ismael Miguel

Wanna see some code crap?

Malachi

4:07 PM

monking @IsmaelMiguel

hold on @IsmaelMiguel

Ismael Miguel

Alright, im holding on

Malachi

@SimonAndréForsberg I agree that both the first and second titles are not the best. and that is the point that I was making with the comment. unfortunately I took the easy way out and used an auto comment. so it may not have been completely appropriate, the reason for the meta question

I like @Jamal's title best, and that is why I got rid of the comment.

> action controller code

that is generic ▲▲▲ and won't show well on search results, people aren't going to search for that.

Captain Obvious

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Q: Makefile: Imporving makefile that uses build directories

I have a makefile that I've been using to compile my shared libraries which reads in the files from different folders and then builds the objects and binaries in their own folders. The folder structure I'm using is roughly displayed below. -Folder | +--API Header Files Dir | +--Library (.so)...

Malachi

> Updating an incoming PUT query

this should show better on search results ▲▲▲

Mast

As long as it still covers the question. Just make sure SEO won't become the main target. Having good questions with good answers is.

Malachi

4:13 PM

tags already help with the SEO of the question, that is why they aren't needed in the Title, and/or question content.

@Mast agreed. @Jamal is good at editing titles and such, he rarely(if ever) makes mistakes editing

nhgrif

@RubberDuck as I said, you don't always know what the solution to the problem is... But you can at least present your evidence as to why you believe it's broken.

If your code launches missiles, maybe ask on SO? "This code launches missiles, but it should not." is a much better problem description than "This code does not work."

Mast

@nhgrif Many things are a better description than 'This code does not work'. And still it's often posted on SO like that.

Phrancis

@nhgrif That reminds me of WarGames (1983) which I just saw on Saturday

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Simon André Forsberg

@Malachi but it did say what the code was doing.

Malachi

@Phrancis and the non-sequitur begins... lol

Phrancis

4:27 PM

Sorry, won't go down that rabbit hole, just an interesting remark :)

Malachi

@SimonAndréForsberg Yes it did. where would you like this conversation to go?

if I said "takes input" on a console application, that tells me what the code does too

Simon André Forsberg

@Malachi your original comment said that it did not.

> Welcome to Code Review! As we all want to make our code more efficient or improve it in one way or another, try to write a title that summarizes what your code does, not what you want to get out of a review.

that's just the point I'm trying to make. I find the comment a bit misleading in that particular case.

Malachi

maybe there is grey area on titles, where everyone has a different idea on where the line is that determines whether it is black or grey

@SimonAndréForsberg Auto Comment, bad Auto Comment. lazy, bad, user?

Simon André Forsberg

lol. No worries.

I know you just mean well

Malachi

:)

I agree it was a bad auto comment, and I usually don't use them. I like being lazy though, and occasionally do use them. I should have just written one, but I hate looking up the Meta posts, that is the main reason I use them, I hate typing in the links. I am lazy

Maybe I try to make a JavaScript for comment links....

not now though, I have to work, at least a little bit today

@SimonAndréForsberg just read your answer, and now going BTW.Work

Simon André Forsberg

4:36 PM

Can't blame you, I'm also lazy.

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