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Recommend a good tutorial on how to navigate and understand huge C++ code base

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Description

The LLVM project consists of mainly a huge C++ code base.

Navigating and bit-by-bit understanding a huge C++ code base is one of the key skills people need to be able to contribute code most effectively.
Could the project document/recommend a few approaches to learn this skill?

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Research direction

Start from the issue request about navigating and understanding LLVM's large C++ code base. Research and compare a few practical approaches or tutorials for contributors, then define the recommendation's scope and format. Done means the Community.o resources contain a clear, useful set of recommendations for learning this skill.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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