Timeline for Where do you go to read good examples of source code?
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| Aug 29, 2012 at 22:23 | comment | added | OpenAIDealAccountDeleted | true enough. But for most of us non-geniuses, self-education has limits. Most beginners (in all fields) need exposure to "the good" to get a feel of what is good. And "the Internet" is a world-clamour of "I'm good!", which doesn't help. | |
| Aug 29, 2012 at 22:11 | comment | added | Adam Lear♦ | @Cris I don't disagree, but I will note that there's a lot to be learned from reading bad code as well. Arguably, reading and following bad code is even tougher than diving into a properly organized project. (And this is before we get into trying to figure out what "good" code is. :)) | |
| Aug 29, 2012 at 22:06 | comment | added | OpenAIDealAccountDeleted | -1: a beginner can't tell between good and bad code, so 'browsing' projects isn't going to help. You kind-of covered this by recommending 'established' projects, but I've seen awful code in projects we've all heard of. I don't have a better answer, though. It's actually a hard question, needing an answer tailored to the individual's skill levels, interests, and filtered through a mentor's knowledge. | |
| Jan 24, 2011 at 1:18 | vote | accept | Jesse McCulloch | ||
| Jan 22, 2011 at 0:27 | history | answered | Adam Lear♦ | CC BY-SA 2.5 |