Tips: how can i improve my programming skills from open source projects?

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Hello all. I developed my own project (small/medium), but I want to improve my programming skills from developed projects by developers (I will like to understand them, add modification to them,... ).

Then I have some trouble:
* There are a lot of folders and files, it's difficult to me understand the logic.
* I don't know where can I start (example: What file to start?)
* I don't know how can I start (example: What kind of tools can I use for execute files?)
* Each people has his/her own way to code so it's an added problem.

Can you give me some tips to overcome my troubles and others?

Thank you in advance.

What I have tried:

Understand the structure, understand the code (but it's difficult to find relationships between them -it's difficult to understand them if you didn't develop them-),...

Posted 28-Feb-16 16:15pm

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Updated 28-Feb-16 17:02pm

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Garth J Lancaster · Answer 1 · 2016-02-28T16:46:00

If the projects are opensource, and here on CP or even GitHub, why dont you send a message to the owner of the project, and ask for help

- Everyone's going to have a different style, so looking at someone's project and doing as much as you can beforehand will be a plus, then you can send a message and ask about 'something in particular'

- sometimes people might need help documenting or maintaining their project, thats a great way to work in collaboration with someone to meet a common goal

Patrice T · Answer 2 · 2016-02-28T17:02:00

No, wrong path,

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Understand the structure, understand the code (but it's difficult to find relationships between them

No you don't understand because data structure and code are 1 thing. You can't understand data structure and code without the relationships.

opensource projects are not suited for teaching. It is better to follow tutorials.
W3Schools Online Web Tutorials[^] is a good site to learn HTML and JS

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