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> I picked HTML and (presentational) CSS (classes) for a reason, as they are boilerplate and they indicate whether or not Separation of Concerns bubbles up to management.

One positive thing that comes from your example is, if they know too much about that it means there is a whole lot of micro-management going on.



Definitely, theres always room for wild speculation and armchair psychology.


Okay, what's the point of "Can I see the codebase?" if not to come to assertions about the caliber and organization of the developers, and their capacities, backgrounds, etc.?


Which means there's an open dialogue.

We like dialogue, as socially conscious beings.




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