# \#code-sharing

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## [Why Programmers Don’t Want to Share Code (And Why That’s Okay)](https://community.openai.com/t/why-programmers-don-t-want-to-share-code-and-why-that-s-okay/1246110)

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**Author:** [@jochenschultz](https://community.openai.com/u/jochenschultz)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/why-programmers-don-t-want-to-share-code-and-why-that-s-okay/1246110 "2025-05-07T20:12:39Z")

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1. The Source File as a Diary of Decisions Every line of code is a breadcrumb from a moment in time: a hasty hot‑fix before a prod deploy, a half‑understood library call written at 2 a.m., a TODO you swore you’d come bac…