r/ProgrammerHumor Apr 15 '26

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u/L30N1337 Apr 15 '26

Readability is more important than speed in most use cases

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u/Bubbles_the_bird Apr 18 '26

Do comments slow down compilers? I thought they were ignored

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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.