Re: comments, The joy of FORTRAN

On Sun, 2 Mar 2025 20:43:47 -0000 (UTC), John Levine wrote:

According to c186282  <c186282@nnada.net>:

  Even 'clear' C is often NOT so clear - neither the syntax or logic.
  You've gotta EXPLAIN every step to yourself.

 
Well, yeah.
 
i += 2; /* add 1 to index */

And there is the problem with comments... I have seen elaborate comments
that explained the input parameters, return values, and logic that were
extremely helpful -- ten years ago.