April 11 '24 @ 14:13
Collective code ownership is extremely important.
You can't keep blaming the previous owners of the code for all the problems you still have after months of work. It is your codebase now, your whole team is responsible for its strengths as well as its weaknesses.
Fix the stuff you see being problematic even if you have not written it. It will only get worse if you don't or if you wait for being given permission.