A multi-modal editor that does syntax highlighting for all the different languages would be really helpful, but I've never found one that works with everything that's in your file. I use Notepad++ in HTML mode and it at least does a pretty good job of matching brackets so you can follow the control flow.
If it's not already consistently indented and formatted, I take the time to do that. That helps unearth the logic and flow. Good luck! On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 3:32 AM Chris Brown <cbr...@macquarietelecom.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I need to work on several files that are probably 10+ years old. Apart > from minor changes, they haven't been touched for the past 6 years. The dev > is no longer with the company. > > I'm making a non-trivial change and could do with advice on how best to > interpret the code. > > The file I'm interested in a file that contains 4700 lines of HTML, > embedded Perl, CSS and JavaScript. What is the best way to deconstruct this > file with a view to understanding how everything hangs together? > > Cheers > Chris > > >
