• Jeff Oresik (6/28/2014)


    I wouldn't take "my" data to mean at the exclusion of others. It is a declaration of ownership, but usually in the context of taking responsibility for the data. That is a good trait for a developer to have and is much better than saying, "It's not my fault." or "That's not my job." Sometimes you have to take the good with the bad.

    I agree. That's generally how I've used the term owned and generally how I've heard it used.

    However, there are certainly those who 'own' data or an application and don't want anyone else touching it even when there are legitimate reasons.

    And I have to admit that I have sometimes had to fight that tendancy in myself.