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by ChrisMarshallNY 1384 days ago
> And that is all good if the developer is qualified and has time to review your work.

That's me. I'm the person that most often needs to go back into my code, six months later. I write code that I want to use, and that I want to see, months afterwards. I actually don't give a damn if I never get a single star on my repos. In fact, the fewer people that use it, the better. I still write every library as if it will be used by first responders, as I have pretty high standards.

I'm also insane about testing. If you look at those repos, you'll see that the testing code (either unit, or harness), far outweighs the code under test. Most of my test harnesses are App Store-ready full-fat applications, with localization, and documentation.

But I am not reinventing Facebook. I write end-user native apps for Apple systems. I don't have the same needs as someone writing a massive social media server.

Like I said, I do what I do, and it works for me. Your mileage may vary.