Originally posted by John Todd:
Fixing a bug requires a complete understanding of the framework code, right?
My problem is that whenever I try to study the code of some framework, I don't know where to start.
Would you please enlight me?
Hah.
there is the rub. There is no real answer to that. It is just like going into a new job and there is already code. Where do you start there?
Usually the best approach is to pick a project that you are already using. Then you learn how to use it, and when you get good using it, you can start looking under the covers to see how it accomplishes the tasks that you are using it for.
When you have a project using it and in an
ide, it can be easy to set the jars and source code in the project references, then put in debug break points into your code, and step through your code and the projects code and see what happens. That is the best way I learn.
Mark