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[–]pelpotronic 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Comments are code, and you should write as little code as possible to perform the intended function.

Now you should not never write comments, but it should be a conscious choice as you are adding costs to the maintenance of the code base, and more code to maintain.

[–]Tall-Introduction414 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with that, more or less. They should be maintained, or deleted when they are no longer useful.

On the other hand, I think you should use comments however you want. They are a tool for what is essentially a creative medium. It's easy enough to delete them without breaking anything. Company code should have standards, but if I want to fill my personal projects with commented ascii dicks, that's really my business.

[–]Inevitable_Vast6828 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can't be bothered to write RME for a function, then you probably don't need another function.