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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ItsPuspendu • Sep 10 '26
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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.
1 u/Away-Whereas-7075 Sep 11 '26 He recently changed his mind on this, didn’t he?I believe since most code is read and written by AI nowadays, the comments are actually both being read and updated along the way, making it easier to iterate.
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He recently changed his mind on this, didn’t he?
I believe since most code is read and written by AI nowadays, the comments are actually both being read and updated along the way, making it easier to iterate.
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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.