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> In conclusion, good code is rarely read. i offer the entirety of sqlite as a counter-example. Based on that project's forum traffic and my participation with
by sgbeal 2y ago
> In conclusion, good code is rarely read.
i offer the entirety of sqlite as a counter-example. Based on that project's forum traffic and my participation within that project, i estimate that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people who actively read that project's C code. That doesn't make it "bad code," that just makes it code which people want to understand (which, in turn, requires reading).
- protomolecule 2y agoBut is it good?
- jacksnipe 2y agoIt's generally held up as the standard codebase that you can go read to learn how to write "good C", so community consensus appears to be yes.
- drewcoo 2y agoThe assertion was "good code is rarely read." good code ⇒ rarely read In that context, "often-read code" does not tell us anything about code quality. And often-read code that's not bad is not a defeater.