Re: [HACKERS] On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: [HACKERS] On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] On Complex Source Code Reading Strategy  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On 07/27/2017 04:45 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Geoghegan <pg@bowt.ie> writes:
>> 2. Start somewhere. I have no idea where that should be, but it has to
>> be some particular place that seems interesting to you.
> 
> Don't forget to start with the available documentation, ie
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/internals.html
> You should certainly read
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/overview.html
> and depending on what your interests are, there are probably other
> chapters of Part VII that are worth your time.
> 
> Also keep an eye out for README files in the part of the source
> tree you're browsing in.

The doxygen instance at doxygen.postgresql.org is also helpful in 
navigating dependencies as you start attacking a features.

JD

> 
>             regards, tom lane
> 
> 


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