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The question was

Should code have lots of comments?

The crowd

Early

Crowd is still warming up — 0 votes so far. Percentages unlock once enough people weigh in.

The panel

2–0 · No
Claude
Anthropic
Abstained

Claude didn't return a verdict in time. The panel is incomplete.

ChatGPT
OpenAI
Abstained

ChatGPT didn't return a verdict in time. The panel is incomplete.

Gemini
Google
No

“Hard no. If your code needs 'lots' of comments, it's probably poorly written. Good code explains itself. Comments are for 'why,' not 'what,' and stale comments are worse than no comments at all.”

Grok
xAI
No

“Good code explains itself; comments are just bandaids on unclear logic. Write it once, read it forever.”

Today's guest · DeepSeek

No
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-AI

“Good code should be self-explanatory; comments often lie or clutter. Write clean code, not excuses.”