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The main argument seems to be comments should left with the commit message and not "inline" i.e mixed with the code. Personally I make heavy use of inline style
by bigger_cheese 3y ago
The main argument seems to be comments should left with the commit message and not "inline" i.e mixed with the code. Personally I make heavy use of inline style comments.
- citizenpaul 3y agoI've worked in tech my whole life and never heard a dev make these comments are bad claims. I only work in the boring world though. Is this a startup or FAANG or silicon valley thing?
- dmarchand90 3y agoIn clean code there is a chapter about eliminating useless comments. I think this has some merits. Think of the following made up example: sum = sum_two_numbers(number1, number2) Probably doesn't need a comment. The other argument is that comments need to be maintained and are subject to decay. E.g. the code they are commenting on changes. The book goes into other examples but i think the idea isn't to eliminate comments but to be thoughtful and judicious in which you use