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Why Not Fully Understanding Your Codebase Can Be a Strength

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Lobsters ·

A developer argues that not understanding every part of a codebase can be a productive strategy, allowing teams to focus on high-impact changes. The article suggests that deep understanding of all code is often unnecessary and can slow down delivery. Instead, developers should prioritize learning only what's needed for their current tasks.

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This pragmatic take challenges the common ideal of complete codebase mastery, but risks being used to justify sloppy practices if not balanced with intentional learning.
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