John Chung wrote:

> ...

You just quoted all 175 lines of the original post without quoting, then
added 6 lines without responding specifically to anything you quoted.
Please learn to use the editor in your mail program.

> I than
> to write better comments when I keep the projects for a long time.
> Still does it make sense to heavily comment on a project you will
> throw or delete after a week working on it?

Yes, it does.

First, when comments are used properly, they help you write the code in the
first place.  Think of them as explaining the code to this hypothetical
person looking over your shoulder.  You will catch a few oopses when trying
to explain things to him.

Second, code has a way of living on even if the original intent is a
temporary throw away program.

Comments should be thought of as integral to the code itself.  They are not
something you grudginly add later, but something that helps you (and saves)
time right from the start as your coding.  In other words, the payback time
for comments is immediate, so of course you use them in all code, whether
intended to be short lived or not.


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