Re: [HACKERS] On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy

On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 9:30 PM, Michael Paquier <michael.paqu...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 7:24 AM, Zeray Kalayu <tiggree...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Lastly, I strongly believe that Code is the ultimate truth and being >> able to understand complex and hi

Re: [HACKERS] On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy

On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 2:45 AM, Tom Lane wrote: > Peter Geoghegan 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

Re: [HACKERS] On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy

On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 6:23 AM, Craig Ringer wrote: > On 28 July 2017 at 07:45, Tom Lane wrote: >> >> Peter Geoghegan writes: >> > 2. Start somewhere. I have no idea where that should be, but it has to >> > be some particular place that

[HACKERS] On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy

Hello Dear PostgreSQL Hackers, I want to be PG hacker but it seems a complex beast to find my way out in it. So, can anyone suggest me from his experience/style the general approaches/techniques/strategies on how to read complex source code in general and PG in particular effectively. Can you