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		baby on Dec 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Learn C in 2023? It's funny because I would never think that this is a good way to learn a codebase. Code changes completely through time, and early phases where nothing is set can be extremely messy and filled with constant refactorings. Commit messages are rarely good. I would rather try to learn a codebase looking at the latest state and the docs.

trenchgun on Dec 23, 2022 [–]

> It's funny because I would never think that this is a good way to learn a codebase.

It is NOT for learning the codebase.

It is for learning how to program in C.

baby on Dec 23, 2022 | [–]

Ah I see. I might try that with another language then! That makes more sense.

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