# Square's Open Approach to Code

DevFeed: [Square's Open Approach to Code](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/square-s-open-approach-to-code-15889.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/squares-open-approach-to-code>)

Author: Square Engineering

Published: 2013-10-01T16:04:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [project](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project.md>)

## AI overview

Square describes its open-source program, reporting that it has released more than a quarter of a million lines of code across more than 60 projects since open-sourcing Retrofit. The article explains that contributing to open source helps Square improve its products and supports the wider community.

## Source excerpt

A quarter of a million lines of code later.