Should you comment your code?
Proper use of commenting can make code maintenance much easier, as well as helping make finding bugs faster. Further, commenting is very important when writing functions that other people will use. Remember, well documented code is as important as correctly working code.
Where do you put class comments?
By convention, in Java, documentation comments are set inside the comment delimiters /** */ with one comment per class, interface, or member. The comment should appear right before the declaration of the class, interface or member and each line of the comment should begin with a “*”.
How do I organize code with comments?
In general, comments inside code should follow four rules:
- They should not state the obvious.
- They should be consistent with what they describe.
- It should be clear what they describe (e.g., which line, block).
- They should be readable by any future maintainer.
How much should I comment in my code?
You should comment exactly as much as you love your work! If you love your code a lot; go ahead and write your heart out all over the code. If you do not love your code at all, please do not write any comments, no one needs any more from you!
How can we add comments?
Insert a comment
- Select the text you want to comment on, or click at the end of the text.
- On the Review tab, click New Comment.
- Type your comment. Word shows your comment in a balloon in the document’s margin.
When to use comments in a software project?
Documentation Comments This type of comments are used generally when writing code for a project/software package, since it helps to generate a documentation page for reference, which can be used for getting information about methods present, its parameters, etc.
What does it mean to add comment to code?
In plain English, when you add a comment you are admitting that you have written code that doesn’t communicate its purpose well. Sign:”This is a mop sink.” Why would that be necces… oh. Despite what your prof told you in college, a high comment to code ratio is not a good thing.
What are the best practices for commenting your code?
5 Best Practices for Commenting Your Code 1 (1) Comments are not subtitles 2 (2) Comments are not an art project 3 (3) Header Blocks: Nuisance or Menace? 4 (4) Comments are not source control 5 (5) Comments are a code smell
When to use comments as a template for development?
Comments As Templates for Development Some developers like to use comments to aid them when writing code, especially when solving problems of a very algorithmic nature. They’ll add comments detailing the steps they need to take in order to solve the problem. Then, step by step, they replace the commented pseudo code with real code.