Costs And Benefits Of Comments

As with most things in software development the ultimate currency for comments is time. This is an analysis of the costs and benefits of comments.
As with most things in software development the ultimate currency for comments is time. This is an analysis of the costs and benefits of comments.
To discuss the up- and downsides of comments we need to know what exactly we are talking about. Categorizing and characterizing different kinds of comments is an important preparatory step.
Matt Werner from DZone interviewed me about my stance on comments.
My rant to comment your fucking code sparked some interesting conversations. Here we discuss some of your and my thoughts on the topic of comments.
You think your code is so clean that it doesn’t need comments? Then this rant is just for you!