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minus-squarelightnegative@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month ago“Don’t touch working code” stems from “last person who touched it, owns it” and there’s some shit that it’s just not worth your pay grade to own. Particularly if you’re a contractor employed to work on something specific
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI get that for contractors, get in and get out is the best strategy. If you’re salary, you own it regardless, so you might as well know what it does.
“Don’t touch working code” stems from “last person who touched it, owns it” and there’s some shit that it’s just not worth your pay grade to own.
Particularly if you’re a contractor employed to work on something specific
I get that for contractors, get in and get out is the best strategy.
If you’re salary, you own it regardless, so you might as well know what it does.