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by ken 2760 days ago
Not for Linux, but it's how I approach new programs I have to work on.

I can't decipher this 1000-line function, but it came from somewhere. What did it start out as? That's what the author originally intended it to be. What caused it to grow? That's what features someone else thought it needed.

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How long does this sort of thing take? Its a really neat approach but seems huge