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The dream of self-documenting code requires solving two problems, only one of which programmers are typically good at. 1) Communicating with computers 2) Comm
by ethbr0 4y ago
The dream of self-documenting code requires solving two problems, only one of which programmers are typically good at.
1) Communicating with computers
2) Communicating with other humans
Self-documenting code is essentially writing prose. Granted, to someone with similar knowledge as you.
But most people suck at writing.
- Ma8ee 4y agoI have better hope that a good programmer can write readable code, than that they will write readable documentation. As you point out, people suck at writing.