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		mdemare on Nov 19, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reading Code is Key to Writing Good Code Of course you should read your own code. How can you not read your own code? This is about whether it makes sense to pick an open source project and start reading.

bumblebird on Nov 19, 2009 [–]

You'd be surprised.

People using IDEs for a start, code folding, hiding from the cruft.

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