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These all are very good points but well written code is not easy to find and tools which help one to quickly understand code become really important in such cas

These all are very good points but well written code is not easy to find and tools which help one to quickly understand code become really important in such cases.

mikeleeorg 17y ago
In my experience, I've found that processes that influence the desired behavior (through the use of incentives) have been more effective than tools. But I'm certainly no expert and am always looking for better ways to do things. Have you used any tools that you've found to encourage well written code? I'd really love to give them a try.
- abhirakshit 17y ago
  I agree to your point that that we need to write more understandable code(whatever the influences may be). By tools I meant some application which would help me understand already available code (well written or otherwise). Something which would quickly let me jump into the code and start working even when I do not have any background information about the code base.
  - mikeleeorg 17y ago
    Does something like JavaDoc, PHPDoc, JSDoc help? That would be an awesome tool though. Sounds like a great startup idea if someone can figure out how to build something like that :-)
    - vineet 17y ago
      Yes, a great startup idea. What do you think of our product, i.e the video on our blog (the Architexa blog)?
      - mistermann 17y ago
        Looks interesting, I like how you can drill down into a sequence diagram, something I have tried to find in a tool in the past. What languages/platforms does it support? .Net?
      - vineet 17y ago
        Currently we are starting with Java, but do intend to get to other languages. Feel free to vote for your language on the blog or on the HN post: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1338310 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1338310
      - jared314 17y ago
        Nice. Reminds me of some of the plugins for .Net Reflector, except more interactive.
      - mikeleeorg 17y ago
        It's a very interesting take on UML tooling. Your product has a lot of potential. I'm curious to play around with it once it's released.
        abhirakshit 17y ago
        We are letting people in slowly for the trial version of our tool to provide good support. I would suggest you to sign up here (http://www.architexa.com/ http://www.architexa.com/) and we will get back to you. Thanks for showing interest in our product.

These all are very good points but well written code is not easy to find and tools which help one to quickly understand code become really important in such cases.

mikeleeorg 17y ago

In my experience, I've found that processes that influence the desired behavior (through the use of incentives) have been more effective than tools. But I'm certainly no expert and am always looking for better ways to do things. Have you used any tools that you've found to encourage well written code? I'd really love to give them a try.

abhirakshit 17y ago
I agree to your point that that we need to write more understandable code(whatever the influences may be). By tools I meant some application which would help me understand already available code (well written or otherwise). Something which would quickly let me jump into the code and start working even when I do not have any background information about the code base.
- mikeleeorg 17y ago
  Does something like JavaDoc, PHPDoc, JSDoc help? That would be an awesome tool though. Sounds like a great startup idea if someone can figure out how to build something like that :-)
  - vineet 17y ago
    Yes, a great startup idea. What do you think of our product, i.e the video on our blog (the Architexa blog)?
    - mistermann 17y ago
      Looks interesting, I like how you can drill down into a sequence diagram, something I have tried to find in a tool in the past. What languages/platforms does it support? .Net?
    - vineet 17y ago
      Currently we are starting with Java, but do intend to get to other languages. Feel free to vote for your language on the blog or on the HN post: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1338310 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1338310
    - jared314 17y ago
      Nice. Reminds me of some of the plugins for .Net Reflector, except more interactive.
    - mikeleeorg 17y ago
      It's a very interesting take on UML tooling. Your product has a lot of potential. I'm curious to play around with it once it's released.
      - abhirakshit 17y ago
        We are letting people in slowly for the trial version of our tool to provide good support. I would suggest you to sign up here (http://www.architexa.com/ http://www.architexa.com/) and we will get back to you. Thanks for showing interest in our product.