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This is just one of the times where you’d just have to read the source. No documentation usually means I start diving into the source code.
by verroq 6y ago
This is just one of the times where you’d just have to read the source. No documentation usually means I start diving into the source code.
- tpmx 6y agoThat attitude/capability is closely related to a job interview question I tend to use. "Could you tell me about a time you delved into the source code of some software product or library to fix a problem you faced?" (My pet theory: I think often it's just the attitude that is missing. So much can be accompished with the right attitude.)
- missblit 6y agoIt's impossible to get anything done otherwise, and some cursory investigation is usually a lot faster than emailing some overworked maintainer with nothing but "plz help".