Every programmer comes to believe that comments are the symptoms of bad code at some point in their development. Many, but not all, of them realize that they a

Every programmer comes to believe that comments are the symptoms of bad code at some point in their development. Many, but not all, of them realize that they are wrong quite quickly afterwards. Comments aren't a crutch to be used because of an impairment , they are helpful support in the face of the challenges of diverse technologies, poor documentation and difficult communication over time and space. Importantly they are integrated into the code base and are aimed at a very specific consumer - future programmers. Future programmers who may include you!