Raymond Hettinger • 1/28/2011

Open Source Challenge: Open Your Source, More

This article laments the modern trend where developers rarely examine the source code of open source projects, attributing it to large, complex repositories and installers that hide code. It argues for the benefits of reading source code for learning and debugging. The author details a solution implemented in Python 3.2: adding direct links to source code within the official module documentation to make it more accessible and encourage developers to 'Use the Source' again.

0 comments

#Python #software development #open source