Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:51:07 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Decent book on code reading Message-ID: <20030627135107.GC18620@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Hi all, I stumbled across an interesting book and found a nice surprise as well. I bought _Code Reading_ by Diomidis Spinellis and published by Addison-Wesley. If it isn't obvious, it's about how to read, understand, and modify already existing code. It's supposed to help with very large and complex codebases. Here's the neat part: the book uses NetBSD as the main example. The version it uses is a couple of years old, but the points are still valid. Almost every example of a specific technique or a point he wants to make is footnoted to a source file in the NetBSD tree. Plus, it comes with a CD packed full of examples, including Java. I'm still in the process of reading it, so I can't give a complete opinion just yet. But I thought some of you might find it interesting, especially the BSD connection. NOTE: Please CC me, as I am not currently subscribed. Thanks. jm -- My other computer is your windows box.
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