Why we use comments in programming?

Question

Is it mandatory to use comments?

Answer 1

Using Comments in our code is very helpful for the users reading our code...
Although it is not compulsory but yet you should insert comments like
<!--Table section started -->
Or
//Table section started

It also helps the coder writing the code in knowing where the table section started and where ended
...

/*
Note :
As many Comments in your code may make your code look bad ...

*/

Answer 2

Of course, short comment like "getting names from an array" is nice, but something like "looping an array with class members names and use it to..." is too long.

Answer 3

If you provide your program then comments help them to read your program..

Answer 4

On the other hand if the methods are short their names tell us a lot.

Answer 5

In my opinion code should be readable without comments. So use them when the situation requires it.

Answer 6

The usefulness of comments usually occurs to us a few months in.

When we look again at codes we wrote ourselves a few weeks ago.

And suddenly have trouble understanding how they even work.

Answer 7

They are like notes to readers of the code including the writer.

Answer 8

For youself and for future programmers, who maintain your code

Answer 9

Comments are not necessary.
They are used to make code more readable.

Answer 10

Bilal Ahmed thank you help me

Answer 11

HonFu thanks

Answer 12

Thank you so much Alexander Sheremet

Answer 13

Barteker thanks

Answer 14

UraL thanks

Answer 15

Sonic thanks

Answer 16

Thank you Mukul

Answer 17

Barteker, but a one-line comment over a 'paragraph' of code, say over ten coherent lines of code that do one thing, can still make a code more readable, even if it's well written.

Answer 18

Luis Ch. Thanks

Answer 19

If you working with team or if you working on something very long or difficult ,"comments help you renumber "

Answer 20

Mr. Anonymous Thank you so much 😃