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[–] coloredgrayscale 5 points 1 year ago

If someone changes the code and forgets to modify the comment, the reader might favor one or another at random.

Hence why you should comment why, not how/what.

// slow down traffic before crossing busy main road

Now you can change the stop sign to a yield without touching the comment. Or judge that the comment can be removed if it's clear the main road does no longer exist.