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The original was posted on /r/opensource by /u/thePolystyreneKidA on 2025-05-13 14:45:06+00:00.
Hey everyone,
I’ve been thinking about starting a YouTube channel where I read through and explore real open-source projects — not tutorials, not “how to build X”, but actual in-depth walkthroughs of existing codebases. The goal would be to treat code the way we treat literature: something to be read, understood, and appreciated, even critiqued.
Most devs learn how to write code, but very few get guidance on how to read and navigate large-scale projects, especially when it comes to design patterns, architecture decisions, and module interplay. Whether it’s transformers from HuggingFace, scientific libraries like QuTiP or SymPy, or even complex front-end frameworks — I think there’s value in seeing someone dive into them line by line, explaining as they go.
My background is in computational physics, backend and frontend development, and product design. so I might skew toward scientific and architectural projects. But I’d love to cover anything that’s conceptually rich and well-designed. I’m also well equipped since I have experience in C/C++, Kotlin, Java, Typescript, Python, Haskell and Wolfram Mathematica.
So:
- Do you think there’s interest in a channel like this?
- Is anyone already doing this well that I should check out?
- Any specific projects you’d love to see explored?
Appreciate your thoughts! If there’s traction, I’ll definitely share the pilot episode here when it’s out.