“If comments are inherently considered a bad practice, why do they exist in the first place?” — Comments are commonly employed to clarify code that is difficult to understand. But, at times, they end up being redundant. One of the primary reasons why using comments isn’t generally recommended is because some professionals see them as clutter in the codebase. This belief is rooted in maintainability concerns, as…

The movement, “Let it rot” or in Mandarin, bailan (摆烂) doesn’t seem to be brand new to Chinese citizens. — “Let it rot” is just a level-up on the same issue about “Quiet quitting” or “lying flat” which grew popular in 2021. A Chinese, Dian Gu explained it as more of a situation whereby people don’t want to commit to their job and just do what the company requires. This…