• Vilian@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    and if you need an unnecessarily complex code for performance sake?

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      11 months ago

      There’s a comment for you to explain the why.

      Rule of thumb: code explains the how and what, comments explain the why.

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      Those cases are rare. Often the most basic solution is good enough.

      If you have to write complex code, then you should write a comment (write the name of the algorithm for example).