Do Developers Copy Code? (Numbers from StackOverflow)
Developing software programs usually involves dealing with many common and repetitive problems. These frequently encountered issues can be often found solved elsewhere by someone else. Copying and re-using others’ solutions could easily save hours and maybe days implementing the same solution over and over again.
We discuss why developers copy/paste code, when, and how often. We also check to what extent it is legal to copy code from common platforms. Read more …
