[miningape]

> unless I somehow convince them to read the code(Like as if that's going to happen!).

code is read more often than its written. I spend maybe 60-70% of my time reading code when I'm "writing code". I don't think it will take much convincing if you're working on a project with others.

[eternityforest]

If you're maintaining a part of the code by yourself, some devs might not want anything to do with it, they won't read it or think about it or even learn to use it if they don't have to.

Especially if they're busy, it's very easy to wind up as the lone maintainer of some fairly isolated part of the system that nobody else touches because you seem to be doing just fine.