Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
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These developers aren’t building communities; they’re directing air traffic.
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Software changes over time as its environment—the other technology around it—changes. Henderson also points out that regularly rewriting software is inherently beneficial. It helps cut away unnecessary complexity that has accumulated over time, as well as transfer knowledge and a sense of ownership to newer team members.