Reading
Types of reading:
- Elementary - understand sentence
- Inspectional - read cover to cover/skimming
- Analytical - take notes and study book
- Syntopic - compare multiple books
Tips
- When reading an article go for 3 at least
- You should be able to take at least one bullet point
- If the insights aren't actionable they're trivia
Code Reading
- Read the code at least twice
- Check the differences of code
- Check how the code is used
- Search for similar code
- Run the tests
- Use the debugger
- If you don't have E2E or integrations tests deploy the solution
- Don't be afraid of refactoring and adding code suggestions
Sources
https://jakobgreenfeld.com/insight-porn https://www.thecuriousreader.in/features/reading-levels/ https://stackoverflow.blog/2022/08/15/how-to-interrogate-unfamiliar-code