Sure, if the name, type, and context of a variable can completely encode all the details that I need to know when working on the code, then fine, we can skip th

Sure, if the name, type, and context of a variable can completely encode all the details that I need to know when working on the code, then fine, we can skip the doc comments. Do you think that's possible for every field in all, or even most, applications and languages? I do not. And so I don't think we should be allergic to a few wasted sentences of prose.