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		yen223 on Sept 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Not Comments I would urge developers to err on the side of too many comments over having too few comments, even if there's a risk of them going stale. I can deal with drifting comments, but I can't deal with missing comments.

wtetzner on Sept 11, 2024 [–]

I've found the opposite. Misleading comments can be far worse than no comments.

CRConrad on Sept 12, 2024 | [–]

Date and sign comments. /* Helps determine staleness -- conrach 2024-09-12 */

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