How do programmers find the correct files and lines of code to edit in an open source project when they want to add or improve functionality.

Question

How do programmers find the correct files and lines of code to edit in an open source project when they want to add or improve functionality.

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Answer 1

Greping for keywords helps — especially if there are decent comments. Knowing what to grep for is a tricky skill, though, too. Kinda like coming up with his words to search for in a web search.