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Re:Programs to Read by afarrell on Thursday November 29, 2018 @02:25PM (#18563092)
Have you actually done this? What was your experience?
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Re:Programs to Read by ken on Thursday November 29, 2018 @03:31PM (#18563676)
Not for Linux, but it's how I approach new programs I have to work on.

I can't decipher this 1000-line function, but it came from somewhere. What did it start out as? That's what the author originally intended it to be. What caused it to grow? That's what features someone else thought it needed.

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Re:Programs to Read by jammygit on Monday December 03, 2018 @03:25PM (#18592557)
How long does this sort of thing take? Its a really neat approach but seems huge
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