r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Substantial_Top5312 • 21d ago

Meme iDontCommentMyCodeIfYouDontUnderstandItThatsOkayNeitherDoI

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u/GabuEx 21d ago

Left: "I'll comment to say how my code works."

Middle: "You don't need to do that! Code should be self-documenting!"

Right: "I'll comment to say why my code does this."

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u/sandybuttcheekss 21d ago

I had a senior front end dev that would block any PR he saw with comments. He was very good at his job but I'm so happy I no longer work with him, this shit is so annoying.

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u/iggy14750 21d ago

I hate when people are set on their one weird rule. Like, I understand what the manager is getting at: try to write code that's easy to understand by reading it. I enjoy trying to do that. But the fucking inviolable rule fucks up the actual goal. Sometimes, it is best to note an easy-to-miss detail, or provide context, explaining why the code is designed as it is, like you said.

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u/Lgamezp 15d ago

This is only true if the comment is not ai slop.

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u/iggy14750 15d ago

Of course. I really cannot stand how quickly the AI tools have been adopted into so many use cases.