> I'm against the idea that people should be attached to "their" code (that is: the code they wrote). Can people _reaaally_ detach themselves from the code the

> I'm against the idea that people should be attached to "their" code (that is: the code they wrote). Can people _reaaally_ detach themselves from the code they write? After all, programming is a somewhat creative profession. I can't imagine painters and writers detaching themselves from their work. I wonder how doctors and surgeons cope with this. Their work directly affects human lives and I can imagine a mistake weighing down heavily on them. However, I'd like to imagine that my doctor doesn't "detach" himself/herself from their work. > I don't want to ask of permission for an improvement If I check in working code that passed a code review, and someone else just decides to overwrite it with their version of aesthetically pleasing code (i.e not a bugfix) without so much as shooting an email in my direction, I would be outright offended. Any changes other than a critical bugfix/performance improvement can wait until you get a chance to speak with the original dev - this is common courtesy, not bureaucratic red tape.