Re:How do we read code?
by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday December 19, 2012 @10:02AM
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100 times more frequently I read code I already read (or wrote) before. It works differently.
I page through, scanning the code, noting its "shape" as I go without actually reading any lines.
Once I've found the place the problem might be, I start hand-executing (or eye-executing?) for problems.
Does it really matter much how we read new code? We read many tims faster than we write; re-reading is the norm.
Once I've found the place the problem might be, I start hand-executing (or eye-executing?) for problems.
Does it really matter much how we read new code? We read many tims faster than we write; re-reading is the norm.