I think parent's import point is that comments should document WHY you are doing something. The code itself should easily convey the WHAT and HOW. "Programs mu

I think parent's import point is that comments should document WHY you are doing something. The code itself should easily convey the WHAT and HOW. "Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute." - http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/front/node3.html http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/front/node3.html