Is there a name for the type of comments agents add where they leak the prompt? This is a stupid example to illustrate what I mean. Say you have this code:
You tell the agent to use default values for create_background, the same as in create_screen. It changes the code to:
The unnecessary comment is a staple of vibed code, but the tone also annoys me because it leaves behind the prompt. It words comments based on what it was asked to do, not in a timeless manner.I keep telling people in code reviews to remove unnecessary comments, and I feel I lack the vocabulary to express why this is bad. |