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I work on a 10+ year old codebase, there are some weeks I barely change any code. Sometimes it takes hours of discussion and tracking down decision-makers just

I work on a 10+ year old codebase, there are some weeks I barely change any code. Sometimes it takes hours of discussion and tracking down decision-makers just to figure out what the intended behavior is.

skydhash 4mo ago
And even when you can easily find the intended behavior, you need to trace the modules that relies on the current behavior, especially if the change is located near the core of the software.
vips7L 4mo ago
AI fans would say “this is what the spec is for”.