[zan2434]

I look at what it does, do a quick architecture in my head, then compare it to what I see. This helps me because before I even look at it I have an understanding of how I think it should work rather than an absolutely clean slate.

[dsyang]

What do you mean when you say compare it to what you see? How do you take the files and lines of code you read and model it into a working architecture? Where do you start? Do you think we could write a program that can make this process easier? (also, thanks for your answer!)