Timeline for Do you think code is self documenting?
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| May 14, 2013 at 16:18 | comment | added | Rafael Emshoff | Thanks, honestly this emphasis of Why vs. How , just now, after 2 years of programming, taught me the purpose of Commenting code. | |
| Apr 2, 2012 at 14:16 | history | edited | user1249 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | edited body |
| Feb 16, 2011 at 10:35 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki | ||
| Feb 15, 2011 at 16:52 | comment | added | GrumpyMonkey | Agreed, documentation isn't just for programmers its for business users as well. Just try showing them code and watch their eyes glaze over. | |
| Feb 15, 2011 at 0:37 | comment | added | user unknown | With this answer the question makes sense (not the 80% part). | |
| Feb 14, 2011 at 22:49 | comment | added | oosterwal | +1 for emphasizing that comments answer WHY, not WHAT or HOW. | |
| Feb 14, 2011 at 22:26 | comment | added | Mike Dunlavey | ++ Exactly. The comments should be a link between the why and the how. | |
| Feb 14, 2011 at 22:02 | history | answered | user1249 | CC BY-SA 2.5 |