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From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: software engineering and the notion of authorship
Date: 1996/07/08
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James Robinson says

"  If comments and documentation are counted as part of the code I would
be amazed to hear that there is a single project of any significant size
where it is impossible to tell who wrote the code, considering that
writing styles tend to be individual.  Especially if the comments go into
any depth. :-)
"

Try looking at the GNAT souces, you may be amazed :-)