On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 2:45 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Peter Geoghegan <p...@bowt.ie> writes: >> 2. Start somewhere. I have no idea where that should be, but it has to >> be some particular place that seems interesting to you. > > Don't forget to start with the available documentation, ie > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/internals.html > You should certainly read > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/overview.html > and depending on what your interests are, there are probably other > chapters of Part VII that are worth your time. > > Also keep an eye out for README files in the part of the source > tree you're browsing in.
There is at least one book with more than 500 pages on "Code Reading" and I can see and sense that "Code Reading" competency is not a trivial problem nowadays(https://www.amazon.com/Code-Reading-Open-Source-Perspective/dp/0201799405). Dear Tom Lane, I know that you are one of the most competent PG hacker we ever have. You could write a book entitled: "The Art Of Code Reading: The Case Of PostgreSQL" so that many beginners struggling to find their space in PG would somehow shorten the amount of effort required to be capable PG hackers. I feel and think that you are not able to write a book on your art/style of writing and reading code simply because you are so busy taking PG forward . To reiterate: Code Reading has become increasingly important more than ever and thus, the problem of code reading needs to be be addressed comprehensively as it is being tried in https://www.amazon.com/Code-Reading-Open-Source-Perspective/dp/0201799405). Lastly, I strongly believe that Code is the ultimate truth and being able to understand complex and high quality code effectively and strategically is of paramount importance. BTW, I have taken all of the PG hackers advice and am studying the code base accordingly. Regards, Zeray -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers