Theo stated that real software always exceeds what one brain can hold, so complete comprehension of a codebase indicates the work is not significant. He attached a video to the post. A reply from Theo advised another user to watch the video before commenting. Visible replies discuss moving to specification-level work while letting AI handle details, the growing value of architecture ownership, and how languages and libraries already serve as abstraction layers. The conversation stays within replies to the original post.
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Theo posted that grasping an entire codebase signals the project lacks real importance.
Theo stated that real software always exceeds what one brain can hold, so complete comprehension of a codebase indicates the work is not significant. He attached a video to the post. A reply from Theo advised another user to watch the video before commenting. Visible replies discuss moving to specification-level work while letting AI handle details, the growing value of architecture ownership, and how languages and libraries already serve as abstraction layers. The conversation stays within replies to the original post.