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ߛߓߍ ߞߏ ߢߊ (Cultural Code Comments)
Traditional code comments explain **what** or **how**. Cultural Code Comments explain **why** — through the lens of ancestral wisdom.
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Traditional code comments explain **what** or **how**. Cultural Code Comments explain **why** — through the lens of ancestral wisdom.
Every programming concept has a parallel in human experience. N'Ko proverbs, distilled over generations, capture these patterns. This system bridges code and culture.
| Programming Concept | N'Ko Wisdom | Proverb | |---------------------|-------------|---------| | Error handling | Rivers don't reverse | ߓߊ ߕߍ ߥߊ߫ ߞߐ ߝߍ߬ | | Collaboration | One hand can't grab flour | ߓߟߏ ߞߋߟߋ߲ ߕߍ ߓߎ߬ߙߎ ߕߊ | | Modularity | No one comes from one direction | ߡߐ߱ ߛߌ߬ ߕߍ ߓߐ߫ ߝߊ߲߬ ߞߋߟߋ߲ ߠߊ߫ | | Patience/async | Patience is wisdom | ߢߍߥߟߊ ߦߋ ߣߡߊ | | Documentation | Truth persists | ߕߌ߲ ߦߋ ߟߊ ߥߟߊ ߛߎ | | Learning/iteration | The hand of learning is response | ߖߐ ߓߟߏ ߦߋ ߖߊ߬ߓߌ | | Team architecture | One head doesn't carry the roof | ߞߎ߲ ߞߋߟߋ߲ ߕߍ ߜߊ߬ߙߊ ߕߊ |
### ߛߓߍߞߏ (Foundations) Core programming principles — variables, functions, types
This adds: - **pre-commit**: Suggests wisdom for staged files - **prepare-commit-msg**: Adds wisdom template to commit messages - **commit-msg**: Optionally appends proverbs
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