Code Quote by Robert Cecil Martin

“Few practices are as odious as commenting-out code. Don’t do this!”

— Robert C. Martin

Good code is its own best documentation. As you're about to add a comment, ask yourself, "How can I improve the code so that…

— Steve McConnell

Real programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand.

— Tom Van Vleck

Code never lies, comments sometimes do.

— Ron Jeffries

We are built to make mistakes, coded for error.

— Lewis Thomas

If making an error doesn't make you mad, what's the point? Why put all the work in?

— Troy Glaus

Sometimes I comment, but you have to be careful because if you do it for one, everybody wants you to say something.

— Luke Evans

And, I think that is actually appropriate because I'm really not the world's best programmer, I think it's a good thing that I'm not…

— Brian Behlendorf

Don't you hate code that's not properly indented? Making it [indenting] part of the syntax guarantees that all code is properly indented.

— Guido van Rossum

“Do not be alarmed by the minor inconsistencies in the syntax. They are meant to heighten your level of attention and thereby make you…

— David Geary

There is something to be said for every error; but, whatever may be said for it, the most important thing to be said about…

— Anonymous

A JSON decoder MAY accept and ignore comments.

— Douglas Crockford