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jnovektoday at 10:46 AM1 replyview on HN

> How can you reason about code you don't fully understand?

We all do, though. It takes months for a human to really get to know a project and, unless you’re working at a small startup, you’ll probably never know most of the code outside the corner you work in.


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silon42today at 12:36 PM

Yes, this is why bugs get often worked around instead of being fixed properly.