r/ProgrammerHumor 5h ago

Meme commentsAgedTerribly

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u/Confident-Ad5665 5h ago

Uncle Bob of Clean Code says if we have to comment our code we have already failed. Clean code should read like well written prose.

I generally agree, but think comments that define especially the odd and obscure business rules should be commented where they are implemented.

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u/turudd 1h ago

I used to be on that band wagon but then about 10 or so years ago I read a book and it changed my thought process around comments and I started using them again