Received: from sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.191] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-4.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1Y3pR3-0003Gy-8K for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 17:09:21 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.220.45 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.220.45; envelope-from=wbic16@gmail.com; helo=mail-pa0-f45.google.com; Received: from mail-pa0-f45.google.com ([209.85.220.45]) by sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1Y3pQn-0003gD-FV for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 17:09:21 +0000 Received: by mail-pa0-f45.google.com with SMTP id lf10so10346483pab.4 for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:08:59 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.161.103 with SMTP id xr7mr54992389pab.141.1419440939818; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:08:59 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.66.122.231 with HTTP; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:08:59 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:08:59 -0600 Message-ID: From: Will Bickford To: Bitcoin Dev , John Tooker Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b86c424ff6695050af95864 X-Spam-Score: -0.3 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (wbic16[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.2 FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT Envelope-from freemail username ends in digit (wbic16[at]gmail.com) 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature 0.0 TIME_LIMIT_EXCEEDED Exceeded time limit / deadline X-Headers-End: 1Y3pQn-0003gD-FV Subject: [Bitcoin-development] Reading List for Getting Up to Speed X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 17:09:21 -0000 --047d7b86c424ff6695050af95864 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I've started to familiarize myself with the source code and build tools. I'll be posting regular status updates on my blog (linked below) for others to follow getting started with bitcoin development. http://hewo.xedoloh.com/bitcoin-dev/ A tally from August indicated that I may need to slog through 280,000 lines of code to get up to speed. I sampled https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/key.cpp and skimmed it in about 5 minutes, putting me at 2600 lines per hour. At that rate, I would need to devote 110 hours to read the entire code base. With that time investment I could get a fair amount of testing done, so I'm curious if we have a map of the most important areas to study for new developers and automated test writers. Thanks for your time, Will Bickford "In Google We Trust" --047d7b86c424ff6695050af95864 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I've started to familiarize myself with the source cod= e and build tools. I'll be posting regular status updates on my blog (l= inked below) for others to follow getting started with bitcoin development.=


A tally fro= m August indicated that I may need to slog through 280,000 lines of code to= get up to speed. I sampled=C2=A0https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master= /src/key.cpp and skimmed it in about 5 minutes, putting me at 2600 line= s per hour. At that rate, I would need to devote 110 hours to read the enti= re code base.

With that time investment I could ge= t a fair amount of testing done, so I'm curious if we have a map of the= most important areas to study for new developers and automated test writer= s.

Thanks for your time,

Will Bickford
"In Goog= le We Trust"
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