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Telegram says it has 'about 30 engineers'; security experts say that's a red flag (techcrunch.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 88 points 4 months ago (9 children)

To be fair, in a large company, there is usually only about 30 people who are actually good and know what is going on, and hundred of others who are checking in trash.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

I see this parroted now and then. Often the people I've heard it from are the type of folks who would drastically underestimate the complexity and effort needed to make things. I've also seen and worked on codebases made by such folks and usually it ain't pretty, or maintainable, or extensible, or secure, or [insert fav cut corners here].

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