Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win?
by citizenpaul on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @01:43AM
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I've worked in tech my whole life and never heard a dev make these comments are bad claims. I only work in the boring world though. Is this a startup or FAANG or silicon valley thing?
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Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win?
by dmarchand90 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @02:34AM
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In clean code there is a chapter about eliminating useless comments. I think this has some merits. Think of the following made up example:
sum = sum_two_numbers(number1, number2)
Probably doesn't need a comment.
The other argument is that comments need to be maintained and are subject to decay. E.g. the code they are commenting on changes.
The book goes into other examples but i think the idea isn't to eliminate comments but to be thoughtful and judicious in which you use