Mattie,

We are of the same mind.  I have seen white space reducers for PERL and C++.  This all comes from the days when we were storing source code on flippies (You remember: Floppies that you notched so that you could use bothe sides).

Then there were COBOL programmers paid by the line.  This yielded the one word per line junk.

VB.Net makes my code pretty.  The auto indent helps me spot logic errors before I even try to single step.  Go to the line above a function definition and type three tick marks (''').  Instant XML documentation.  Just fill in the blanks.  I can look at the object browser and not have to open the code to find the right function.  (Hey. Subs are functions that return Void)

Comment vs Not Comment.  I vote comment.  Your comments should be meaningful.  Function UpdateOrderHistory(ByVal OrderNumber AS Integer) as Boolean.

' This function updates the order history.

My boss said, "Well, no sh**!  I thought it might make coffee or something."