u/Physics_hacker

Most people agree that reading code is much harder than writing it, but I wanted to know how exactly experienced programmers read codebases and understood them. What order of files or what tools they used and wonder if AI has changed it. Maybe yes because AI agents save time and maybe no because AI can make lots of mistakes and leave you even more confused or just mislead you.

So basically,

• How did you used to read code before AI?
• Has it changed after AI became a thing?
• What would you recommend other programmers to do when reading code?

Most people agree that reading code is much harder than writing it, but I wanted to know how exactly experienced programmers read codebases and understood them. What order of files or what tools they used and wonder if AI has changed it. Maybe yes because AI agents save time and maybe no because AI can make lots of mistakes and leave you even more confused or just mislead you.

So basically,

• How did you used to read code before AI?
• Has it changed after AI became a thing?
• What would you recommend other programmers to do when reading code?

I just need a good explanation of the forking lemma. I have seen that it is used to prove the security of digital signatures but I don't really understand it that much. Any good explanations?

Bit of a silly question, I know but what's behind some guys like Galois,Abel, Euler and the rest who can do math at an insane level at young ages.

Bit of a silly question, I know but what's behind some guys like Galois,Abel, Euler and the rest who can do math at an insane level at young ages.