
The Benefits of Writing Code That Only You Understand
Ever had that nightmare where someone reads your entire codebase, understands your brilliant algorithms better than you do, and then uses them against you? Welcome to the world of developers who don’t obfuscate their code. It’s like leaving your diary on a public bench with a neon sign saying “READ ME.” Code obfuscation isn’t about being secretive or paranoid (okay, maybe a little paranoid—but justified paranoia). It’s a legitimate security practice that transforms your readable, maintainable code into something that still works perfectly but looks like it was written by an alien in a caffeine-induced fever dream....



