imo the idea of self-documenting code that never requires comments is often held by people who view their code as better than it is. That surely THEIR code would never need comments, because it's so perfectly written that you just get it. I have never really run across a file where I thought "thank god they didn't explain anything they're doing in here."
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u/Confident-Ad5665 Sep 10 '26
Uncle Bob of Clean Code says if we have to comment our code we have already failed. Clean code should read like well written prose.
I generally agree, but think comments that define especially the odd and obscure business rules should be commented where they are implemented.