Am 06.02.2013 20:30, schrieb Kenneth:
> Not how to 'understand' source code ;-)
>
> Just wondering what kind of little Windows app I could download to actually
> *see* (take a look at) the source code for a program (well, one that has
> publicly-available source code, anyway--like POV-Ray.) I've never thought of
> doing so before now, and don't know what's involved. Not to EDIT the stuff, or
> compile/recompile it; that's way beyond me.
>
>  From what I've read, some 'text' editors can do this. Or would it require a 'hex
> editor'?  Or perhaps something like Notepad++, which apparently can open and
> display programs written in C, C++ etc?

Actually /any/ text editor will do, even the Windows Notepad, as 
virtually all contemporary programming languages still use plain vanilla 
ASCII files.

You'll probably want something with "syntax highlighting" though. 
Notepad++ indeed sounds like a good idea.


That said, you'll soon find that "how to 'understand' source code" is a 
question worthwhile asking, too :-)

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