I think the issue that most people have is that people who coincidentally develop an algorithm that serves the same functionality or operates in a similar way as your algorithm will be sued to hell, even though they'd never even heard of the work you'd done. A bigger issue is with people that patent every single idea they've ever had, never fully develop anything, then sue any person that's made a profit with a similar idea.
You have the right to keep your code confidential and protect it from theft, but people who are capable of making something similar with their own abilities shouldn't be punished.
You have the right to keep your code confidential and protect it from theft, but people who are capable of making something similar with their own abilities shouldn't be punished.