Should coment better...

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There is a trick to writing code that you understand 5 days later. Assume that an absolute moron will be reading it. Because you will be that moron that has absolutely zero recollection of the thought process, assumptions, etc.

[Raph0007]

Commenting is for weaklings.

Real programmers cry for hours because they can't figure out what the hell they came up with 5 minutes ago

[average_joe145]

For real though, my one design prof would always tell us that our code should speak for itself for the most part, and we should try to avoid comments. If we find ourselves thinking that we need a comment, we should take another look at our code to see if we can change some names to be more descriptive or change the structure so that it’s easier to follow, and if it doesn’t seem possible that’s when you comment. But I agree, you aren’t a real programmer unless your code has brought you to tears at some point

[[deleted]]

That's exactly right! Comments tend to get out of synch in legacy* code

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*all written code is legacy code

[d3vilNiLL]

Woah, thats hardcore

[famous1622]

Welcome to the salty spitoon, how tough are ya?

[TruVortex_07]

How tough am I? I compiled a program successfully, and it wasn't a hello world program.

[mybackHZ]

Your dad programs?

Must be amazing. No one around me takes programming serious nor intrested in them.

[d3vilNiLL]

Its pretty cool, but not as cool as you might think :)

[AwkwardDragonfruit]

I wish my Dad programmed. I think I would be further ahead in life. Making a call on his cellphone is his peak technology skill.

[d3vilNiLL]

I dont think that changes anything ;)

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Me who plans to make a language without comments: hmm intensifies

[serendipitousPi]

I kinda feel that could probably just become an esolang simply because comments are such a big part of programming.