[bzb3]

If you read the code and work in the same field, you may inadvertently implement some feature in a very similar way. That might lead to lawsuits.

[tumetab1]

That's why CodeWeavers, which partners with Valve, when hiring developers for Proton/WINE states as a requirement:

> No exposure to Microsoft code or reverse-engineering of Microsoft software

Ref https://www.codeweavers.com/about/jobs