# Don't write comments

- Published: 2023-04-01
- URL: https://notes.webutvikling.org/dont-write-comments
- Tags: code, workflow, challenge
- Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf7vDBBOBUA

There is a consistent way of describing how a program should work, it is called writing code. Writing comments that describe how code work is usually an excuse for writing bad code. Exceptions: documentation/issue links, and sometimes bad code is required.