3 ms·
I shouldn't have to look through the source code to see if a library does what I want it to do.
by cpncrunch 12y ago
I shouldn't have to look through the source code to see if a library does what I want it to do.
- carols10cents 12y agoThat is absolutely what you have to do with open source. If you aren't willing to do that, don't use OSS.
- cpncrunch 12y agoI've been using open source for 20 years and I don't think I've ever had to do that. Sometimes I have to fix bugs in a library or ditch it because it's a piece of crap. However you generally shouldn't have to read the source code to see what it actually does. If so, that's just laziness on the part of the author (and it's wasting everyone's time).