[keithb-]

I'm not sure I understand this idea. By "read code" do you mean run the program in your head? As in, "start with main(), follow this loop, go to func()..."? Because if that is the case, then I think it is really debugging not reading. It would be great to debug projects and there are many projects that include unit tests which can help guide engineers along a slow path to greater understanding.

Personally, I like writing code and borrowing ideas from other, better engineers. I also like my code to be clean and without cruft: https://github.com/keithb-/Valley

But I don't even know if I could "read" my code. It's a web app; there isn't a main(), there isn't a loop. In order for someone to read it, they would need to mentally "send a request" which means they need to somehow have the concepts or the context in their mind when they sit down with the source code. I just don't know how that is supposed to help an engineer, regardless of age or experience.