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by staplers 2690 days ago
You're assuming government code even uses proper documentation or version control..
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I'm assuming they don't. I guess to clarify, I'm desiring that the government not only mandates that they do use documentation and source control, but that they commit such code to a repository accessible by other departments. A minimal readme and "init" push may do the trick, but I'd want my local counsel to at least be able to pull the code for something like the government's favorite public website implementation and reuse it at lower cost than redoing it.
It's easier to justify these practices when they have the real payout of reducing duplication.