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I wish I could have gone back in time to look at a codebase before saying yes to a job. I wouldn't have taken it had I seen it.
by leokun 13y ago
I wish I could have gone back in time to look at a codebase before saying yes to a job. I wouldn't have taken it had I seen it.
- rrich 13y agoI would hate to find myself in a situation like that, but bad code isn't the only thing to look out for. I would dread finding out 80% of their code came from open source and that they made it a point to not contribute the changes back to the community. This would really rile my feathers. Particularly if they asked applicants about their open source contributions.
- RogerL 13y agoThe truth of this statement makes me weep inside. Jump at the chance to look at the codebase. A whole day coding, I get the concern there, but yes, otherwise, I urge you a thousand times, look at the codebase.