[throwaway35784]

  //increment i in for loop
  For (i=0;i++....

  Var x; //define variable x

  X=4; //give value of 4 to x

Everyone knows what that code does. The comments aren't necessary.

[tchaffee]

That's a good concrete example of bad comments. I suppose you could throw that in the "over-commenting" category.

[throwaway35784]

And, strangely, it's the only response to the gp's request to define of over-commenting, yet it is downvoted to below definitions of good commenting.

So. Weird. The other responses didn't properly implement the requirement specification.

I am so confused.

[lostgame]

This is what I’m saying by over-commenting. I stated comments at the beginning of functions - what are the arguments? - what does it return - or at the beginning of class names are the wise go.

[throwaway35784]

Yes it's an example of over commenting, which is exactly what the gp wanted.

[_y5hn]

This is instructive to new coders, on how NOT to comment.

[throwaway35784]

That's what was asked for! Why on earth is the comment that properly delivers the expectation being discussed as though it's wrong?

[_y5hn]

I noticed the downvote and upvoted, plus acknowledged the anti-pattern. Sometimes intent is lost in text.