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Assuming your source isn't a fucking mess, is commented, APIs documented, etc



Right. One place I worked would probably benefit from attackers getting access to the source code. It would cost them weeks of productivity trying to figure it out.


The core Windows source code is surprisingly readable/well written, I've heard.


No, it’s still much easier.



> Despite the above, the quality of the code is generally excellent. Modules are small, and procedures generally fit on a single screen. The commenting is very detailed about intentions, but doesn't fall into "add one to i" redundancy.


yup, similar sentiments are always given whenever MS code leaks, whether the MS DOS 6 that MS officially released, or the more recent Windows XP leak. Nobody who looked into it claimed any of the code was "messy" or anything but excellent engineering.




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