read the source
Created: Jun 18,
2020Published: Mar 28,
2023Last modified: Apr 05,
2023
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The best way to grow as a programmer is to Read The Source.
Imagine yoda saying "Read the source, Luke!" if that makes a difference - just get into it, get your hands on it, and learn from what others are doing.
There is plenty of beautiful code out there!
Methods
> Github Repos online
Just poke around in repos, in projects of all sizes.
> Github repos in emacs/your local editor
Clone a repo and poke around in your own editor
> Go-to-def!
Most languages+tooling supports go-to-def on function names - in clojure, this means you can pretty quickly read the standard lib.
This is especially true of emacs - there are several very helpful and accessible ways to read the manual, the documentation, the source for whatever mode you're in, etc.