> Comments cost essentially nothing to add to your code and can save it from an early death and complete refactoring by the next guy who comes along.
Whatever their benefits are, this is not true at all. Comments are expensive to write and maintain. They are VERY VERY expensive to maintain because there is no automated way to test them.
Whatever their benefits are, this is not true at all. Comments are expensive to write and maintain. They are VERY VERY expensive to maintain because there is no automated way to test them.