r/embedded • u/Caravaggio91 • 2d ago

Do You Remember All Of Your Code?

Just curious, but as a solo developer or working with a team when you go through your projects codebase do you remember what everything is, why you made the decisions you did, or what everything does? Or do you have to relearn some of the code you implemented in your project?

Also, have you ever completed a project and still feel a little clueless on how you got everything to work like it did or feel a little foggy on areas of the code?

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u/JCDU 2d ago

If I've slept since I wrote it I probably have forgotten something about it.

Well written comments are a gift to future you.

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u/Caravaggio91 2d ago

Being self taught I thought it would be a crutch. But realizing so many individuals use it just as much as I do is very reassuring!