This is a problem with education (a lot of introductory textbooks and teachers miss the point). To be fair, people learning to code need different comments from

This is a problem with education (a lot of introductory textbooks and teachers miss the point). To be fair, people learning to code need different comments from more experienced developers (http://steve-yegge.blogspot.co.uk/2008/02/portrait-of-n00b.html http://steve-yegge.blogspot.co.uk/2008/02/portrait-of-n00b.h...) Another cause is paranoid architects. Lint-testing to ensure even one-line getters and setters are commented. Come on! But it happens in real life.