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title: Stop Pretending You Understand Your Codebase
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KvY8CnBB3w
source: youtube-com-t3dotgg
published: 2026-09-07T04:14:35Z
updated: 2026-09-14T19:36:22Z
first_seen: 2026-09-19T21:30:23.395188495Z
authors:
- Theo - t3․gg
labels:
- coding
- development
- programming
summary: |-
  Nobody understands all of the code in your codebase, the operating system you're running, or the platforms you use every day and everyone pretends otherwise.

  Thank you Depot for sponsoring! Check them out at: https://soydev.link/depot

  Source:
  https://www.seangoedecke.com/in-defense-of-not-understanding-your-codebase/

  Want to sponsor a video? Learn more here: https://soydev.link/sponsor-me

  Check out my Twitch, Twitter, Discord more at https://t3.gg

  S/O @Ph4seon3 for the awesome edit 🙏

  #programming #coding #development
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Nobody understands all of the code in your codebase, the operating system you're running, or the platforms you use every day and everyone pretends otherwise.

Thank you Depot for sponsoring! Check them out at: https://soydev.link/depot

Source:\
https://www.seangoedecke.com/in-defense-of-not-understanding-your-codebase/

Want to sponsor a video? Learn more here: https://soydev.link/sponsor-me

Check out my Twitch, Twitter, Discord more at https://t3.gg

S/O @Ph4seon3 for the awesome edit 🙏