> about how newbies make their code comments too verbose
I don't Yegge is trying to make this point.
Instead, he's making a similar observation to the discussion OP had about whitespace/code:
Yegge reckoned that someone who's very familiar with the program/domain will want to have very dense code, so then they can make as much use of screenspace as possible.
Whereas, for someone who's unfamiliar with a domain will benefit from seeing less code on the screen at once. It will be easier to digest.
I don't really see that as a value judgement where "comments = bad".
I don't Yegge is trying to make this point.
Instead, he's making a similar observation to the discussion OP had about whitespace/code:
Yegge reckoned that someone who's very familiar with the program/domain will want to have very dense code, so then they can make as much use of screenspace as possible.
Whereas, for someone who's unfamiliar with a domain will benefit from seeing less code on the screen at once. It will be easier to digest.
I don't really see that as a value judgement where "comments = bad".