This isn't unique to programming. Every home improvement project, for example, comes with a slew of complaints about the corners the last homeowner cut. It's ju

This isn't unique to programming. Every home improvement project, for example, comes with a slew of complaints about the corners the last homeowner cut. It's just a lack of context. That previous person isn't around to explain why they made the choices they did. Meanwhile, the current guy always has a good reason for taking a shortcut and someday, someone else will complain about those choices in their absence.