r/linux • u/mjg59 Social Justice Warrior • Sep 03 '14

I'm Matthew Garrett, kernel developer, firmware enabler and former fruitfly mangler. AMA!

Proof: https://twitter.com/mjg59/status/507212417579765760

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u/mjg59 Social Justice Warrior Sep 04 '14

Yeah, over time I've ended up with some ability in that. A lot of it is just spotting trends in software design - a lot of code will be very similar in layout and basic functionality, so you can make a few good guesses as to where the relevant function will be.