Code Readability Convention Definition:

Proper use of Comments along with File Page Readability including C# Regions and managing Dead Code

Code Readability Convention Justification:

Comments and regions should add value to understanding the intent of the underlying code.

They should not be overused or used to organize unrelated multiple Class responsibilities.

Commented out code, or dead code, should be removed before a type is checked into source control.

Code Readability Standards:

It is the responsibility of the Developer to create designs that clearly convey the intent of the developed code solution. The use of comments should be kept to an absolute minimum as the code itself should convey its intent.

The use of the double slash (//) and a comment to describe the next line which clearly states the intent is never a good practice

… It creates “Code Noise” and clutter with no added value. 

Unless a documentation tool is being used by the enterprise to extract out triple slash (///) comments and descriptions all it does is add addition noise and clutter and is not a Best Practice

Regions should be used to encapsulate all Private Methods. This reduces code noise and clutter and goes to the intent of separating the Class responsibility from internal private dependencies.

Regions should not be used to group common methods as this is generally an indication of more than one responsibility within a single Class type. The unrelated methods need to be refactored into their own Class responsibility file.

Development Note:

Code commenting is a development strategy that is very useful during initial development. It allows for various solution concepts to be communicated and tested until the best solution idea is selected.

Commented out code should never be allowed to exist within a completed type as it add confusion and code noise to the underlying type

The above process gives your code an archive version within the historical source control but ensures that anyone else viewing your code gets a clean, clutter free version