Code Reading

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1. belterNov 2023
   I would not say the books of Diomidis Spinellis are timeless or that will change your life as Engineer. But always though they do not deserve the low ratings, and that as an author, he is very unfairly judged. So I am adding these three to this thread.

   "Code Reading: Open Source Perspective" - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/529511.Code_Reading

   "Code Quality: The Open Source Perspective" - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/169414.Code_Quality

   "Effective Debugging: 66 Specific Ways to Debug Software and Systems" - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26720867-effective-debug...

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2. cratermoonJun 2023
   It's a bit older, but Code Reading: The Open Source Perspective, by Diomidis Spinellis, is my go-to. <https://www.spinellis.gr/codereading/>
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3. belterOct 2022
   Start by reading Redis code, slowly take notes on paper, try to make your version changing small bits at a time.

   https://github.com/redis/redis/tree/unstable/src

   Entry point here at line 6816: https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/unstable/src/server.c

   Also "Code Reading" will be useful. - https://www.amazon.com/Code-Reading-Open-Source-Perspective/...

   "Code Reading" tends to be criticized, but I think mostly unfairly.

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4. guiraldelliOct 2022
   What a great surprise (but not shocking) to see it's a work of the author of "Code Reading: The Open Source Perspective" [1].

   [1]: https://www.spinellis.gr/codereading/

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5. fifteenthAug 2022
   A good book on this topic is "Code Reading", by Diomidis Spinellis (2003)
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6. guiraldelliSep 2021
   I just skimmed the article, but a more comprehensive text on acquiring the skill to read code is the book Code Reading, from Diomedis Spinelli [1].

   [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Code-Reading-Open-Source-Perspective/...

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