Code organization can go a long way but even then you will want to be very familiar with source. Talking about a large code base, you have to be even more intim

Code organization can go a long way but even then you will want to be very familiar with source. Talking about a large code base, you have to be even more intimately familiar since things begin to leak even with decently-strong organization. Linters go a good way in enforcing consistent style but that's a relatively small contribution to the issue.