A few weeks back, my column on the value of comments in code caught a lot of comments itself. To a certain extent, I feel like Dirty Harry in Magnum Force: "I'm afraid you've misjudged me"…but not ...

We've written before about the value of writing your README before your code, but what about when it comes to the actual code? Terse one-liners? Paragraph-long descriptions? How much is enough and ...

Source code that is well documented can decrease design cost and time to market by providing the insights into the software that would otherwise require time and experimentation to jog the developers’ ...

Do you often forget to comment your code and find yourself scratching your head years later, trying to figure out what's going on? After a few experiences like that you might be tempted to start ...

Commenting your code is good practice if you want to help other people understand what you’ve written. This makes it crucial to learn how to comment in Python if you work on a big team. However, it’s ...

It also uses (* and *), and the more modern compilers also allow // for one-line comments.<P>Being able to nest { }s inside (* *)s is really handy, especially if you want to comment out a bunch of ...

As Code Switch worked on problems in its commenting practices, NPR.org as a whole has been experimenting with new approaches. The network uses two outside moderation firms to try to keep comments ...

The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates has a comments section on his blog that's become renowned for its level of discourse. "I always tell people it's like a dinner party, and I try to host it that way," ...