[tor-talk] How does Tor REALLY work?

[casey dunham]

Right, so the methodology used in keeping the code doc updated is important.

Also, it wouldn't have to be a tome to start with. I think it would be
handy just to describe some of the high level functionality like you
just did earlier. So when someone wants to get started with looking at
the code they can at least get a high level overview of where things
live and how they interact.

Keeping in mind that nothing is ever going to replace just rolling up
your sleeves and diving in, but at least you wouldn't have to dive in
blindfolded. In my experience every code base has a lot of code that
while important, most people don't really need to look at or touch to
be productive.

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Nick Mathewson <nickm at freehaven.net> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 8:27 AM, casey dunham <casey.dunham at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've got a bunch of notes from perusing the source code trying to understand it.
>>
>> It sounds like it would be a great project for someone that is just
>> getting into Tor and already knows C (I hope I didn't just volunteer
>> myself for the project...)
>>
>> My question would be, how likely is it that the architecture that you
>> just described would be changing anytime soon?
>
> No guarantees, I'm afraid, but fortunately (?) the rate of change is
> limited to how fast people can code.  Anybody who's interested in
> trying to do something like this would either need to resign
> themselves to an ongoing process of keeping their work up to date, or
> resign themselves to having it become out-of-date as development moves
> on.
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