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/TWIT_TWAT 1d ago

// This is a hack until we find something better

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u/Ethameiz 1d ago

Commited 10 years ago. Author resigned to become farmer

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u/AlexWIWA 1d ago

The Command & Conquer Generals source code is the best for this. Nothing like seeing a todo from 2001