If AI can reliably explain what the code does, what exactly are we getting in return for continuing to document the “what” the way we always have? My view is simple: Most organizations should stop ...

Recently I was intrigued by Joe Kunk's On VB column about commenting code. I especially liked Kunk's comment that: "It's important to communicate what the code should be doing." I thought that was the ...

Peter looks at how rewriting some complex code -- purely to make it easier to read -- eliminates the need for writing comments. He even adds a comment to some code. In a previous column, I discussed ...

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