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by didgetmaster 168 days ago
Makes you wonder if the reason why some trivial bug in a closed source project goes unfixed for years; is because all the engineers are afraid to touch the code in some obscure library and instantly become its new 'owner'.
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Mostly it is that you don’t go around fixing random stuff.

You might actually get in trouble picking up stuff that is not a priority.

Company I work for is less strict so we do “fix anything Friday”.

But for some other companies you might get a slap on the wrist for not following the plan and product owners pick what gets fixed and what not based on business plan. If there are big customers nagging - bug will be fixed asap.