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Code explains what and how, but not why. Why is necessary for building a robust mental model of any system, and can only be provided by documentation (or other
by preseinger 5y ago
Code explains what and how, but not why. Why is necessary for building a robust mental model of any system, and can only be provided by documentation (or other humans).
- londons_explore 5y agoGoogles source code files frequently have 50+ lines of comments at the top of the file to explain the why...
- preseinger 5y agoRight, so, documentation... ?