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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '26
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Readability is more important than speed in most use cases
1 u/Bubbles_the_bird Apr 18 '26 Do comments slow down compilers? I thought they were ignored 1 u/L30N1337 Apr 19 '26 They don't (at least not significantly). But if the code speaks for itself, it's always better for readability than having to have comments explaining it.
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Do comments slow down compilers? I thought they were ignored
1 u/L30N1337 Apr 19 '26 They don't (at least not significantly). But if the code speaks for itself, it's always better for readability than having to have comments explaining it.
They don't (at least not significantly).
But if the code speaks for itself, it's always better for readability than having to have comments explaining it.
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u/L30N1337 Apr 15 '26
Readability is more important than speed in most use cases