Ask HN: What current companies have the best software engineering culture?

Re:Ask HN: What current companies have the best software eng... by traviscj on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @06:09AM (#13317233)

Data point: I read it the other way, that all employees could look at all of those things, and that the exceptions were un-named.

I'd imagine the exceptions are some small black boxes that try to catch abuse/spam/etc in various ways & places, or are closed off to prevent a code leak from exploiting a loophole in said software. Defense in depth, and all...

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Re:Ask HN: What current companies have the best software eng... by United857 on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @11:56AM (#13319860)

Yeah, that's what I meant. In general, Whatsapp/Oculus/Instagram source code is accessible (at least read access).

For the most part, the exceptions are acquisitions (but those get integrated eventually, see above) or some third-party IP subject to obligations.

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