The Code Is Documentation Enough

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The Code Is Documentation Enough

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Just like vampires hiss at sunlight and Superman cowers from kryptonite, programmers have developed an evolutionary defense mechanism against documentation. "Why waste time writing docs when the code is right there?" we say, while secretly knowing our variable named temp_var_final_v2_ACTUAL tells absolutely no story whatsoever. Future maintainers will just have to develop telepathy or join the growing support group of developers who cry in server rooms.

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