tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631703687358942722.post4900374319648564814..comments2020-09-03T21:11:31.889+05:30Comments on Freelance Mag: Cracking the Chaos - Tips on reading and debugging other programmers' codePrahlad Yerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12769325975373447545noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631703687358942722.post-89794666810609158392020-02-17T11:12:01.227+05:302020-02-17T11:12:01.227+05:30You're right. Its a great idea to actually con...You're right. Its a great idea to actually contact them if they could be found and have a chat about the code they've written, you'll usually get remarkable insights from that.Prahlad Yerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12769325975373447545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631703687358942722.post-41907102624475390412020-02-16T22:27:11.715+05:302020-02-16T22:27:11.715+05:30If you see strange / unexplainable code that just...If you see strange / unexplainable code that just seems wrong or seems unnecessary,, be careful. USUALLY there's a reason it was put there... You might be temped to remove it or "fix it". But be very careful.... Just because a code base is super messy doesn't mean that the coders who worked on it were stupid ...there's probably reasons for doing what they did... Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662234505876358232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631703687358942722.post-11165012644557074652020-02-16T19:44:23.716+05:302020-02-16T19:44:23.716+05:30Thanks for providing this helpful article. I'...Thanks for providing this helpful article. I'm a maintenance programmer, these are great tips.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718416810055083738noreply@blogger.com