Re:Suckless.org: software that sucks less
by eadmund on Friday February 21, 2025 @05:03PM
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But he can, and pretty quickly. That’s unlike most programs, which are more or less unintelligible to those not working on them.
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Re:Suckless.org: software that sucks less
by imiric on Friday February 21, 2025 @05:10PM
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Right, but "pretty quickly" is relative :D
I'm not a C programmer, so it would probably personally take me days, maybe weeks to fully grok 5K SLOC of C. Still, it is potentially possible if I made the effort, unlike with other programs, like you say.
It's a testament to the quality of the original C code that I was able to configure and use st and other suckless tools with my limited experience. An experienced C developer would probably find it a breeze.