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by bunderbunder 285 days ago
Gotcha. When I was, we actively curated our dependencies and maintaining them was a regularly scheduled task that one team member in particular was in charge of making sure got done.
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most teams I've been around have zero or one person who handles that (because they're passionate) (this is usually me) - tbh I think that's probably the majority case.

exceptions totally exist, I've seen them too. I just don't think they're enough to move the median away from "total chaotic garbage" regardless of the system

This is why I secretly hate the term software engineer. "Software tinker" would be more appropriate.
ha, I like that one - it evokes the right mental image.