>> in order to grok it I have to essentially rewrite it That whole paragraph describes exactly how I go about learning sections of a new codebase. Rename stuf

>> in order to grok it I have to essentially rewrite it That whole paragraph describes exactly how I go about learning sections of a new codebase. Rename stuff, pull out methods and classes, reformat etc until I have a few "a-ha" moments then I discard my changes and re-read the original with a little more enlightenment.