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How programmers comment their code (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] Dropkick3038@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

An autistic coder would have documented this feature to the point of pedantry.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And who updates that documentation three months later when a bug gets fixed or a new requirement get implemented?

[–] Dropkick3038@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago

The person who changed the code, it's just ordinary maintenance. The comments may not execute, but I submit they are as much a part of the program as the executable code. Maybe over time those comments are condensed, or even removed; no different than any other refactoring or cleanup.