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@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ Use as many useful comments as you can in your program to:
 - explain problems you're trying to solve
 - explain problems you're trying to overcome in your program, etc.
 
-[*Code tells you how, comments should tell you why*](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/12/code-tells-you-how-comments-tell-you-why.html).
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 This is useful for readers of your program so that they can easily understand what the program is doing. Remember, that person can be yourself after six months!
 
 ## Literal Constants