Thank you for your feedback on the article! I am glad to hear this has not been a problem in your development career, but I cannot say the same for myself. Conversations revolving around when code should be commented vs. refactored are commonplace among a number of my coworker.

I expect articles on this topic are common because it is a problem faced by developers of any language, and the opinions on the topic actually differ quite a bit from author to author. And while I admit I am far from a seasoned veteran in tech blogging, the contentiousness of the subject made me weary about choosing it for an early topic in my blogging career. However, how and when we comment code struck me as an interesting topic that I have opinions on, and which I hadn't seen expressed in the way I attempted to say them.

My goal is to share my thoughts with other developers, so that dialogs are opened, and so that we can all benefit from openly sharing our opinions.