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		dmoy on April 3, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dijkstra On the foolishness of "natural language p... People definitely could stand to write a lot more comments in their code. And like... yea, textbook style prose, not just re-stating the code in slightly less logical wording.

hackable_sand on April 4, 2025 | [–]

Yes exactly. Or like signposts on a road.

"You came from these few places, you might go to these few places, watch out for these bugbears if you go down that one path."

WillAdams on April 3, 2025 | [–]

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