Sometimes reading code saves your butt. I've had to make very minor changes to a code base to make it compatible with Python 3, and I've had to add things to HT

Sometimes reading code saves your butt. I've had to make very minor changes to a code base to make it compatible with Python 3, and I've had to add things to HTML libs to prevent execution to JavaScript. Taking an open source library at face value can sometimes put you in a precarious situation. For me, it's an exercise of following the errors or trying to break the code. I'm not really sure if that counts as reading. Reading a large code base, in my experience, calls for a pencil and paper. It's a lot more work than passively reading and trying to hold all the information in my head. Reading code isn't the same as reading a novel. Perhaps better guidance on what actively reading code means is in due order?