Continuing from here:

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.

Collective code ownership, because the code has the fingerprints of the team rather than the individual developers.

Context:

Coding standards support:

• Refactoring, because it is easier to see and to automate potential refactorings when all of the code has a similar style. (See "Coding Practice 2: Refactor Mercilessly.")
• Pair programming, because developers can focus on the intent rather than style issues. (See "Developer Practice 2: Practice Pair Programming.")
• Collective code ownership, because the code has the fingerprints of the team rather than the individual developers.

From Extreme Programming Pocket Guide.
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