{"id":17638,"date":"2013-01-04T10:12:16","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T08:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=17638"},"modified":"2013-01-04T10:12:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-04T08:12:16","slug":"what-is-the-best-comment-in-source-code-you-have-ever-encountered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2013\/01\/04\/what-is-the-best-comment-in-source-code-you-have-ever-encountered\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the best comment in source code you have ever encountered?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is the best comment in source code you have ever encountered?<\/a><\/p>\n

This is seriously hilarious …<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

What is the best comment in source code you have ever encountered? 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