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# [The Duplicate Issue Problem in Open Source Is Worse Than You Think](https://mitalibuilds.hashnode.dev/the-duplicate-issue-problem-in-open-source-is-worse-than-you-think?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Open source has a quiet, unglamorous problem that nobody talks about. Not bugs. Not security vulnerabilities. Not contributor burnout. Duplicate issues. Every day, on projects like VSCode, NumPy, Reac

Jul 26 · 7 min read · mitalibuilds.hashnode.dev  
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