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How much of your codebase is only understood by one person?
- x5315 14y agoWhen we accept complexity while striving for simplicity, we end up with actual features.
- DanWaterworth 14y agoAnd a diminished ability to add features in the future.
- vhf 14y agoTo me it all depends on the size of the codebase / the complexity of the project. Not the complexity of the code. The bus factor is not a question of so complex code that only N people understand it. To add to the discussion, do you people think that programming has enough "meta" tools ? (I don't know how to put it.) I mean, we have stuff like javadoc by example, which can help documenting (implies generally understanding) a codebase. But could we think of a really good way/tool to help understand a codebase, be its code simple or complex ?
- phaemon 14y agoWhat an optimistic question! Try: "How much of your codebase isn't understood by any people at all?" :)