[bayindirh]

> Isn't that the exact opposite of being a great team player?

No.

The anecdote you shared shows a different part of being human: Knowing thyself. He let you in before he was mentally and emotionally ready to let go of his code, and as someone else noted in this thread, it has nothing to do what we talk about here.

Again, it's not about "people's money". It's about being ready to share and let go of control.