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> Remember your first day reading production code? You probably did what I did - start at line 1, read every file top to bottom, get lost in the details. Top t
by tmpz22 2y ago
> Remember your first day reading production code? You probably did what I did - start at line 1, read every file top to bottom, get lost in the details.
Top to bottom left to right is how we read text (unless you are using Arabic or Hebrew!), the analogy was fine IMO. Don’t let one HN comment shake your confidence, while people here may be well intentioned they are not always right.
- namanyayg 2y agoHaha thank you for the kind words! I've been a lurker on HN ever since I was a kid. I've seen over and over how HN is the most brusque & brutal online community. But that's also why I love it. Taking every piece of feedback here to learn and improve in the future, and feeling grateful for the thousands of views my article is receiving!
- edanm 2y agoHebrew speakers also read top to bottom and left to right, when they're reading code, because coding is (almost always) in English languages. :)