As a long time reader but only a recent member, I have often found the arguments in comments to be helpful. They help to shape future answers and often the questions themselves and are useful to understand the rational as to why a person's mind was changed or what it took to convince them an answ...

Consider an answer that's only partially satisfactory, but neglects some essential factor. Comments ensue, which resolve the neglected factor, so that the answer and comments, when taken as a whole, provide a satisfactory answer. For programming questions, the correct thing is usually to amend ...