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I don't think this reflects the OP's concern: It's not that code-reuse is bad in and of itself, it's that the code being reused is being reused without maintena
by d4mi3n 4y ago
I don't think this reflects the OP's concern: It's not that code-reuse is bad in and of itself, it's that the code being reused is being reused without maintenance or review.
- chmaynard 4y agoGood point. For example, I'm sure no trained professional would ever copy code from StackOverflow.
- d4mi3n 4y agoThis gave me both a good groan and chuckle. You're pointing out a place where I think many software engineers are either untrained, unprofessional, or both. There's already a large body of discourse around the problems that come from these practices—licensing violations, security breaches, and stupendously dumb bugs. Professional rigor is a thing I wish our industry had more of, but in practice you don't see much rigor outside of safety critical applications because there is rarely incentive for it.