codebrowsing
nounUK /ˈkəʊdˌbraʊzɪŋ/
US /ˈkoʊdˌbraʊzɪŋ/
Looking through computer code to see how it works.
She spent the afternoon codebrowsing to understand the new app.
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2. Quickly skimming many files in a codebase without deep study.
His codebrowsing found the bug in minutes.
3. Using a tool that lets you jump between parts of a program.
The editor's codebrowsing feature highlights every function call.
4. Casually looking at open-source projects for ideas.
Weekend codebrowsing on GitHub gave him inspiration for his own project.