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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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[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

What they mean is that the variable names and function names are documentation.

For example changing "for( i in getList() )" to "for( patient in getTodaysAppointments() )" is giving the reader more information that might negate the need for a comment.