Comments on: Are we still arguing the merits of code comments? http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/07/28/are-we-still-arguing-the-merits-of-code-comments/ Far Too Sweet To Be Sour Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:44:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: samurai http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/07/28/are-we-still-arguing-the-merits-of-code-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-1813 samurai Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:41:29 +0000 http://www.toosweettobesour.com/?p=75#comment-1813 As a Python developer I'd like to say that I don't have that mentality. I agree comments should be used, even in a language as verbose as python. I personally will document well-named, easy to understand functions if for no other reason than saving myself the time of figuring it out again. He mentions that good developers can read their own code... fantastic, but why waste that effort when I could be doing something productive. Just my 2cents As a Python developer I’d like to say that I don’t have that mentality. I agree comments should be used, even in a language as verbose as python. I personally will document well-named, easy to understand functions if for no other reason than saving myself the time of figuring it out again. He mentions that good developers can read their own code… fantastic, but why waste that effort when I could be doing something productive.

Just my 2cents

]]> By: Jackson http://www.toosweettobesour.com/2008/07/28/are-we-still-arguing-the-merits-of-code-comments/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Jackson Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:47:58 +0000 http://www.toosweettobesour.com/?p=75#comment-163 Why do you care if people who don't know Haskell can't read your Haskell code? Unless you're writing a textbook. Why do you care if people who don’t know Haskell can’t read your Haskell code? Unless you’re writing a textbook.

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