Programmers will document for Claude, but not for each other

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Programmers are more willing to document their code for language models like Claude than for their human colleagues, according to a discussion on Hacker News and The Universe of Discourse.

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This phenomenon highlights the growing importance of language models in software development and the need for better documentation practices.

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Hacker News Front PageProgrammers will document for Claude, but not for each other6/5/2026, 5:02:43 PM

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