I am currently working alone on a web apps for a big client.

The client wants > 25% of comments in each of its software projects.

I checked the code of prev. apps. and here are my obs.

• each file begin with a comment block (package, date last updated, name of my company & copyright)
• all variables are commented with their names

// nameOfCustomer public String nameOfCustomer 

• all gets'n'sets are commented
• v few useful comments

It seems like devs just place as much comments as they can to hit that 25% threshold, regardless of quality and usefulness. My company tells me that "we do it as the client wants it".

I did not speak directly with the client about this. Here are my arguments so far :

• useless lines to read and to write (waste of time)
• comments are sometimes not updated (source of confusion)
• developers are less likely to use or trust real useful comments

What is your adv. on this sub? How should I handle the sit?