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I'm working RIGHT NOW in a codebase where before each function definition there is a comment "// Function"



I wonder if that's intended for a specific workflow, e.g. ctrl-f "Function" enter-enter-enter-enter to cycle through all the functions in the file.

That's the only reason I can think of for writing those comments.


With a half decent IDE you do not need it. It is inexcusable.


> With a half decent IDE you do not need it.

I agree.

> It is inexcusable.

I think it can be quite easily excused on grounds of triviality, though whether that's appropriate may depend on context.


Oh I agree, but the person who put them there must have had some sort of reason, even if it's a bad one.




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