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Average Code Comment

Average Code Comment
Oh. My. God. This is the EPITOME of every code comment I've ever encountered! Just like this REVOLUTIONARY stop sign that helpfully points out "THIS IS A STOP SIGN" (in case you somehow missed the giant red octagon), developers everywhere are writing comments like: "// This is a variable" "// Loop starts here" "// Function to do the thing that the function name already clearly states" The sheer AUDACITY of stating the painfully obvious while completely ignoring the complex parts that actually need explanation! I'm having flashbacks to codebases where not a SINGLE comment explains WHY something was done, but there are 47 comments telling me that "i++" increments a counter. The TRAUMA is real!

But It Is Impossible To Understand Code Without Such Comments

But It Is Impossible To Understand Code Without Such Comments
The pinnacle of useless documentation right here. Just like when your colleague writes // increment i by 1 next to i++ but completely fails to explain why that Byzantine sorting algorithm exists in the first place. The real tragedy is when you return to your own code six months later and find comments like "Fix this later" with no explanation of what "this" is or why it needs fixing. Meanwhile, the actual complex logic remains a mysterious black hole with zero documentation. Pro tip: If your comments could be replaced by a fortune cookie message and provide the same level of insight, you're doing it wrong.

Code Comments Be Like

Code Comments Be Like
Ah, the magnificent art of code documentation! This meme perfectly encapsulates what happens when developers "comment" their code. Instead of writing something useful like "This function handles user authentication with proper error checking," they just label obvious objects with stunning insights like "Trashbin." It's the programming equivalent of putting a sticky note on your refrigerator that says "Cold Food Box." Thanks, Captain Obvious! Next you'll be commenting your variable declarations with "// this is a variable" and loops with "// this repeats stuff." The true irony? Six months later, you'll still have no idea why you wrote that algorithm the way you did, but at least you know where the digital garbage goes!