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		JohnFen 81 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Comments in Code. Yay or Nay? Comments are essential. The code may tell you the "what", but you need the comments to tell you the "why".

_0x04 78 days ago [–]

shouldn't it be described in readme/docs?

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