LLMs Can't Explain Code Decisions; Excessive Comments Might Be a Feature
idanbeck · x · 2026-08-19
Discusses a limitation of current LLM coding: the inability to retrospectively explain why a specific line of code was written. Since full forensics on the codebase may not reveal the intent, the author suggests that writing 5-10 comments per line of code might actually be a necessary feature for maintainability rather than a bug.
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