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0 pointssanderjd2y ago0 comments

Comments aren't for "what does this code do?", they are for "why does this code do this?".

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jinay2y ago· 1 in thread

Agreed. I don't advocate for no comments in code, just that many comments tend to explain "what" as a consequence of poor naming.

Indeed. We agree. People shouldn't do that :)

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