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		ChrisMarshallNY on June 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How big tech runs tech projects and the curious ab... I've written SDKs and infrastructure software that has lasted decades. The secret is usually to use boring tech, and inline documentation.

oblio on June 12, 2022 [–]

I meant the devs, not the software :-))

ChrisMarshallNY on June 12, 2022 | [–]

This is true. I think it's a huge problem, but everyone seems to be happy with the situation, so what do I know?

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