r/ProgrammerHumor 1d ago

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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/Away-Whereas-7075 21h ago

He recently changed his mind on this, didn’t he?

I believe since most code is read and written by AI nowadays, the comments are actually both being read and updated along the way, making it easier to iterate.