Re: [HACKERS] On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy

2017-08-02 Thread Zeray Kalayu
On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 9:30 PM, Michael Paquier wrote: > On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 7:24 AM, Zeray Kalayu wrote: >> 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

Re: [HACKERS] On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy

2017-08-01 Thread Zeray Kalayu
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 documentation, ie > https://www.postgresql.o

Re: [HACKERS] On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy

2017-07-30 Thread Zeray Kalayu
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 seems interesting to you. >> >> Don't forget to start with

[HACKERS] On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy

2017-07-25 Thread Zeray Kalayu
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 re