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A comment on Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code you've ever read?.

Re:Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code you've e... by symisc_devel on Sunday October 27, 2019 @11:26PM (#21374009)
The SQLite source tree and DRH code in general are truly piece of art. Almost every line of code is carefully commented. Despite the complexity of the project, you'll learn a lot of practical concepts including expression tree generation, bytecode execution, how to test your code and so forth.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code you've e... by fdsdsa_7777 on Sunday October 27, 2019 @11:58PM (#21374125)
Not to mention humor -- there's a reference in SQLite to Golding's Lord of the Flies -- and I'm guessing more.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code you've e... by kizer on Monday October 28, 2019 @01:13AM (#21374460)
I love the SQLite guy. His own version control, his own DB engine; you can tell from the site that he’s an individualist!
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code you've e... by segf4ult on Monday October 28, 2019 @02:49AM (#21374803)
He mentioned on a podcast that he even uses his own text editor.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code you've e... by pnako on Monday October 28, 2019 @06:27AM (#21375704)
This reminds me of Chuck Moore (inventor of Forth). He designs his own CPUs, using his own CAD package, written in the programming language he invented!
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code you've e... by in9 on Monday October 28, 2019 @10:19AM (#21377225)
Wow! Do you remember which podcast? Now I am interested in this interview!
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code you've e... by textread on Monday October 28, 2019 @12:54PM (#21378742)
https://changelog.com/podcast/201
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code you've e... by exikyut on Monday October 28, 2019 @09:25AM (#21376727)
Oh? What podcast?
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Re:Ask HN: What is the most beautiful piece of code you've e... by textread on Monday October 28, 2019 @12:53PM (#21378735)
https://changelog.com/podcast/201
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