What is the fastest way to understand other people's code

cyb0rg777 · 03-21-2006, 12:22 PM

I'm not much of a programmer but this reminds me of another thread about programming style.
I prefer this:

if()
{
}

to this :

if(){
}
it makes it easier to read for me.

ta0kira · 03-21-2006, 12:28 PM

Read others' code on a regular basis. Also, read through the STL headers; if you can read that, you can read anything.
ta0kira

DanTaylor · 03-21-2006, 02:30 PM

What I always do when I'm trying to understand the strange and weird code of some programs(even mine) I go through the program and make my own comments about each line on a separate piece of paper. Then you can read over your notes, and try to piece your comments together into some kind of discernable order. Also, as I mentioned before, there are automated programs to format code for you, although I have never used them to any extent and cannot say how useful they really are.