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Re:Tips for Reading Code (2014) by shakna on Friday December 30, 2016 @04:38PM (#13287683)
I do, usually if one of the following is true:

* I haven't worked with the codebase in the last 3 months

* I wasn't the author

* I'm heading into a major refactor

Paper is malleable. I can cut it out, slide things around on a desk, to show better relationships.

I can write all over the code without forcing any format or alignments.

It helps me understand the control flow, and the exposed API, faster.

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