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Questions about writing comments in code.
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"Comments are a code smell"
I disagree with the idea that writing comments to explain the code are bad. This completely ignores the fact that code has bugs. It might be clear what the code does without comments. … The comments should explain the intent of the code, so that if there is a mistake, someone reading the comments+code has a chance of finding it. …
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How can I deal with a team member who dislikes making comments in code?
It doesn't matter whether the fix is comments or clearer code, but the reviewer must be able to understand it. … If something isn't clear, the best place to explain it is in the code (in comments, or by refactoring), then add the new changesets to the same review. …