For example, to the novice, COBOL provides more self-documenting code than C. It's Very Subjective. However, what one programmer thinks is self-documenting may truly be indecipherable to another.

Self Documenting Code. A reader recently wrote asking if it's OK to skip commenting functions that are “obvious.” He gave the example: int32_t Integer_Sum(int16_t a, int16_t b); I struggled to find ...

Do you often forget to comment your code and find yourself scratching your head years later, trying to figure out what’s going on? After a few experiences like that you might be tempted to start ...