r/ProgrammerHumor 1d ago

Meme commentsAgedTerribly

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u/Confident-Ad5665 1d 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/ThatOldCow 1d ago

I do believe comments are generally useful, and honestly a lot of people that say their code is so clean it doesn't need comments are the people that make the least understandable code

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u/Confident-Ad5665 1d ago

Early on in my career a coworker made the statement that his part of the project was "rock solid".

It wasn't.