> But the next person to come along has to bounce back and forth
Only if they can't read code! Code is meant to be read as written, at least the first time; if you try to read it as executed, you are in the wrong.
If the previous developer wrote a function BakePizza, just assume that the pizza will be properly backed and move to the next line. If you start dwelling in details like oven temperature while trying to understand how to run the restaurant, you will not understand how the restaurant works, and you will forget the correct oven temperature.
Only if they can't read code! Code is meant to be read as written, at least the first time; if you try to read it as executed, you are in the wrong.
If the previous developer wrote a function BakePizza, just assume that the pizza will be properly backed and move to the next line. If you start dwelling in details like oven temperature while trying to understand how to run the restaurant, you will not understand how the restaurant works, and you will forget the correct oven temperature.