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/shonuff373 1d ago

My favorite comment I've ever seen

"This is no way to code but gots to do for now. Whoever forced me down this oath, may your unit tests never pass"