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by alecbz 1755 days ago
Comments like

x = 4 # Sets x to 4

Are of course silly and I'd laugh at them too, but comments when used correctly are hugely valuable.

Even a stale comment can be helpful in giving you a sense of what people were trying to do.

Do you not use commit messages either? Do you have any documentation at all?