I used to be awe inspired by the jvm code base and other “major” pieces of software. Then one day I realized that these code bases were the product of literally

I used to be awe inspired by the jvm code base and other “major” pieces of software. Then one day I realized that these code bases were the product of literally 10s of thousands of people years. It’s not something anyone could do, but often it’s the product of what many can do.