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Do you reference websites when you implement something you found on Google?

Last updated by Brook Jeynes [SSW] 8 months ago.See history

If you end up using someone else's code, or even idea, that you found online, make sure you add a reference to this in your source code. There is a good chance that you or your team will revisit the website. And of course, it never hurts to tip your hat, to thank other coders.

private void HideToSystemTray()
{
       // Hide the windows form in the system tray
       if (FormWindowState.Minimized == WindowState)
       { 
              Hide();
       } 
}

Bad example - The website where the solution was found IS NOT referenced in the comments

private void HideToSystemTray()
{
       // Hide the windows form in the system tray
       // I found this solution at http://www.developer.com/net/csharp/article.php/3336751
       if (FormWindowState.Minimized == WindowState)
       { 
              Hide();
       } 
}

Good example - The website where the solution was found is referenced in the comments

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