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> (thankfully, code printouts were already going out of fashion back in 1998, when I had that job. I can't for the life of me picture someone reading a printout
by flavio81 9y ago
> (thankfully, code printouts were already going out of fashion back in 1998, when I had that job. I can't for the life of me picture someone reading a printout today.
For me, the best way to review source code is to have it printed, where it is easy to annotate.
In fact i think i will buy me a printer at home for the very same purpose.
- 35bge57dtjku 9y agoMake it a dot matrix printer that you can hear from 2 floors up.
- athom 9y agoTractor feed, 11x17 fanfold greenbar FTW!
- mikestew 9y agoI cast a +1 one-upmanship spell and invoke the line printer. Those things probably had lead ingots in the bottom so that they wouldn't walk across the room. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_1403 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_1403
- the_af 9y agoIt's easy to annotate code using modern interactive tools, and even easier to share these annotations with other people. Plus, modern tools also let you inspect the code, analyze usage, etc.