> it seems strange that the author EVER thought that no comments should ever be needed - that seems like a strange and dogmatic conclusion to have come to. Dis

> it seems strange that the author EVER thought that no comments should ever be needed - that seems like a strange and dogmatic conclusion to have come to. Distressingly common, though. I'd say most of my last few positions have been at places where "self-documenting code" was the mantra even though it was blatantly clear that the code and what it was doing was far too complex for that to work.